Mertkan, Sefika

Abstract: Significant changes have taken place in the governance of education systems around the world. Shifts in education policy have led to a focus towards reform through leadership development and away from school management analysis. This shift in policy from management to leadership has fostered a large number of academic studies presenting a universal and decontextualised leadership discourse, which dominates the field of education research to the detriment of issues of school management and head teachers' capacity to manage schools. This paper examines the domain of headship in the context of North Cyprus. Through the perspectives of head teachers and policy makers, it demonstrates that within the North Cyprus context, leadership, as defined in the dominant discourse, is not yet possible, and management is both difficult and sometimes inadequate. Findings suggest that there is a strong relationship between school leadership and management practices. The context within which head teachers operate influences their leadership and management practices and capacity development.

总结：世界各地教育系统的管理发生了显著变化。教育政策的变化导致了领导力发展对改革的焦点和距离学校管理的分析。这种转变政策，从管理到领导，培养了一大批学术研究普遍性，其中占主导地位的教育研究领域的学校管理和班主任及准问题的损害，管理能力的学校。本文探讨在北塞浦路斯的背景下校长通过班主任和政策制定者的角度，领导内部。调查结果表明，有学校领导和管理实践之间的密切关系。在班主任工作的背景下影响了他们的领导能力和管理实践和能力建设。

来源：Educational Management Administration & Leadership, v42 n2 p226-242 Mar 2014. 17 pp.