Original scientific paper

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN CROATIA AND BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: RESULTS OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH

Nikša Alfirević orcid.org/0000-0002-2130-982X ; University of Split Faculty of Economics, Croatia
Saša Petković orcid.org/0000-0001-7354-5931 ; University of Banja Luka Faculty of Economics, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tea Gutović orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-4610 ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (PhD student), Croatia

Abstract

In this study, authors analyze the practices and effectiveness of educational management and leadership, according to the selected psychological and sociological characteristics of school principals in Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The selected psychological traits have been already analyzed in the case of entrepreneurial orientation and proved to be relevant for differentiation of schools and principals, according to their inclination to entrepreneurship. In this paper, more comprehensive, analytic criteria are used to explore the effectiveness of educational management and leadership practices in the sample of Croatian and B&H principals. The objective of the study is to determine the significance of the psychological and sociological variables for the practice of school management and leadership, as well as to suggest potential implications for school leaders’ professional orientation and development.

Keywords

school principals; psychological traits; social relationships

Hrčak ID:

187395

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/187395

Publication date:

9.10.2017.

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