KEY COMPETENCES DEVELOPING IN LEADERS OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Developing leaders? Developing countries?

A visit to Ghana, with the hosts interested in developing leaders and the guest interested in developing countries, led to a questioning of both. Three approaches to development are discussed. The top-down government planning approach, discredited with the fall of communism, has been replaced by an outside-in ‘globalisation’ approach, which is now promoted as the way to develop an economy. But ...

Early Identification of Technology Leaders in Organizations

Examining Educational Leaders Experience of Implementing Teacher-Oriented Educational Monitoring Patterns in Elementary Schools

The purpose of this study was to investigate educational leaders' experience in implementing teacher-centered educational monitoring models in elementary schools. This research was carried out in a qualitative way and based on the foundational data theory approach. Potential research participants consisted of educational leaders of West Azarbaijan Province who were selected by targeted sampling...

Developing Key Competences at School in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for Policy

Across Europe, the concept of 'key competences' has gained importance in recent years both at policy and school level. Key competences are considered essential skills and attitudes for young Europeans to succeed not only in today's economy and modern society but also in their personal lives. They are defined at EU level and comprise the following: 1) ability to readily and easily communicate in...

Developing Digital Competences of Vocational Teachers

In the context of corporate learning digital media and digital tools have become more accepted than in the field of education systems. Particularly vocational schools are obviously under pressure to deal with changes due to digitalization in many sectors and professions. One reason why technology-based learning is still underdeveloped in schools could be the insufficient digital competences of ...