Original scientific paper
Education of school principals – principals’ estimations of the optimal educational program
Ana Marija Rogić
orcid.org/0009-0002-6961-5399
; Department of Pedagogy, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Abstract
In contemporary education systems, initial education is considered to be significant for the future continuing professional development and a holistic approach to the lifelong learning. It represents the only way for achieving the improvement of the educational process regarding the constant and accelerating social changes. Based on this, the paper represents an excerpt from the results of the project Principal: A profession and a qualification, not a function. The presentation of qualitative analysis aims at examining the principals’ estimations of the optimal form, duration and continuity of the educational program. For future principals, it represents the initial step for entering the profession and to existing principals an effective upgrade to the already acquired competencies and experience. In the conducted research principals responded to open questions focused on forms of education and time organisation of an educational program. Given responses indicate the awareness and necessity for the professionalisation of principal’s profession and can serve as guidelines in preparing educational programs.
Keywords
institutional education of principals; qualitative analysis; university program
Hrčak ID:
187033
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2017.
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