Nordic superintendents : agents in a broken chain /: agents in a broken chain. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Lejf Moos, Elisabet Nihlfors, Jan Merok Paulsen.
• Editors: Moos, Lejf; Nihlfors, Elisabet; Paulsen, Jan Merok
• Contents: 1. Directions for our investigation of the chain of governance and the agents; Lejf Moos, Elisabet Nihlfors, Jan Merok Paulsen.- Part I: Country reports.- 2. Danish superintendents are players in multiple networks; Lejf Moos, Klaus Kasper Kofod, Ulf Brinkkjær.- 3. Finnish superintendents are striving with the the changing operational environment; Mika Risku, Pekka Kanervio, Seppo Pulkkinen.- 4. Norwegian superintendents are mediators in the governance chain; Jan Merok Paulsen, Hans Christian Høyer.- 5. Superintendents in Sweden – structures, culture relations and leadership; Olof Johansson, Elisabet Nihlfors, Linda Jervik Steen, Sara Karlsson.- Part II: Thematic Chapters.- 6. Democracy in complex networks - political leaders and administrative professionals; Lejf Moos, Olof Johansson, Jan Merok Paulsen, Mona Strand, Mika Risku.- 7. Superintendent Leadership in hierarchy and network; Jan Merok Paulsen, Elisabet Nihlfors, Ulf Brinkkjær, Mika Risku.- 8. Political cultures; Klaus Kasper Kofod, Olof Johansson, Jan Merok Paulsen, Mika Risku.- 9. Competence and understanding in the governing chain; Elisabet Nihlfors, Hans Christian Høyer, Klaus Kasper Kofod, Mika Risku.- 10. Governmentality through translation and sense-making; Lejf Moos, Jan Merok Paulsen, Olof Johansson, Mika Risku.- 11. Tendencies and trends; Lejf Moos, Elisabet Nihlfors, Jan Merok Paulsen.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (334 pages)
• Subjects: 371.20110948; Education; School superintendents -- Scandinavia; School management and organization -- Scandinavia; Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Education -- Professional Development; Education -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Educational strategies & policy; Teacher training; Education; Education -- Administration -- General; Organization & management of education
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319251066
• Related ISBNs: 9783319251042
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