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School leadership practice and school innovation

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ISSN: 2279-7505 | Published: 2020-09-30

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Title: School leadership practice and school innovation

Abstract: This paper explores the role of school leaders in the introduction, spreading and rooting of school innovation processes. Through a Delphi survey, the study involved 33 experts who reflected on four professional dimensions of the leadership function in order to identify the "know-how" that mainly improves the spreading and rooting of school's innovation processes. The ranking of the four investigated dimensions has been obtained from the analysis of the results of a questionnaire administered to the experts in two succes-sive cycles. The results show the primary importance of the didactic-peda-gogical dimension of leadership action in contexts of scholastic innovation. The Delphy process has also shown how the challenge of managing innova-tion and change for school leaders will adapt to the school context, suggesting a multi-perspective view of the executive role. Finally, the study opens up new research perspectives to implement Italian school leaders' profes-sional training policies.

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Title: Professionalità Dirigente e innovazione scolastica

Abstract: Il presente contributo esplora il ruolo del Dirigente scolastico nell'introduzione, diffusione e radicamento dei processi d'innovazione scolastica. La ricerca ha coinvolto, attraverso un'indagine Delphi, 33 esperti che si sono confrontati su quattro dimensioni professionali della funzione dirigenziale allo scopo di individuare i 'saper fare' che maggiormente favoriscono la diffusione e il radicamento dei processi innovativi della scuola. Sulla base dell'analisi dei risultati di un questionario, somministrato agli esperti in due cicli successivi, è stato possibile ottenere un ranking delle quattro dimensioni oggetto dell'analisi. I risultati mostrano la primaria importanza della dimensione didattico-pedagogica dell'azione dirigenziale in contesti di innovazione scolastica. L'indagine Delphi ha inoltre evidenziato come la gestione della sfida dell'innovazione e del cambiamento da parte del Dirigente scolastico assuma di volta in volta la forma più adatta ad un determinato contesto invitando a una visione multiprospettica del ruolo dirigenziale. Infine, l'indagine apre nuove prospettive di ricerca per implementare le politiche di formazione in entrata e in servizio dei Dirigenti scolastici italiani.

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Title: Professionnalisme de l'innovation des gestionnaires et scolaires

Abstract: Cette contribution explore le rôle du directeur scolaire dans l'introduction, la diffusion et l'enracinement des processus d'innovation scolaire.La recherche impliquait, grâce à une enquête sur les Delphi, 33 experts qui ont confronté quatre dimensions professionnelles de la fonction managériale afin d'identifier le «savoir-comment» qui favorise le plus la diffusion et l'enracinement des processus scolaires innovants.Sur la base de l'analyse des résultats d'un questionnaire, administré à des experts dans deux cycles ultérieurs, il a été possible d'obtenir un classement des quatre dimensions soumis à l'analyse.Les résultats montrent la principale importance de la dimension didactique-pédagogique de l'action managériale dans les contextes de l'innovation scolaire.L'enquête Delphi a également souligné comment la gestion du défi de l'innovation et du changement par le directeur scolaire assume la forme la plus appropriée de temps à autre à un contexte spécifique en invitant une vision multiprospectique du rôle de gestion.Enfin, l'enquête ouvre de nouvelles perspectives de recherche pour mettre en œuvre les politiques de formation qui sont entrées et au service des gestionnaires scolaires italiens. (This version of record did not originally feature translated metadata in this target language; the translation is hereby provided by Google Translation)

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Title: Profesionalismo de innovación escolar y gerente

Abstract: Esta contribución explora el papel del gerente escolar en la introducción, difusión y enraizamiento de los procesos de innovación escolar.La investigación involucrada, a través de una investigación de Delphi, 33 expertos que se enfrentaron a cuatro dimensiones profesionales de la función gerencial para identificar el "conocimiento" que más favorece la difusión y el enraizamiento de los innovadores procesos escolares.Según el análisis de los resultados de un cuestionario, administrado a expertos en dos ciclos posteriores, fue posible obtener una clasificación de las cuatro dimensiones sujetas al análisis.Los resultados muestran la importancia principal de la dimensión didáctica-poedagógica de la acción gerencial en contextos de la innovación escolar.La encuesta de Delphi también destacó cómo la gestión del desafío de la innovación y el cambio por parte del gerente escolar asume la forma más adecuada de vez en cuando a un contexto específico invitando a una visión multiprospectica del rol gerencial.Finalmente, la investigación abre nuevas perspectivas de investigación para implementar las políticas de capacitación que han entrado y al servicio de los gerentes escolares italianos. (This version of record did not originally feature translated metadata in this target language; the translation is hereby provided by Google Translation)

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Title: Gerente e Profissionalismo de Inovação Escolar

Abstract: Essa contribuição explora o papel do gerente da escola na introdução, disseminação e enraizamento dos processos de inovação escolar.A pesquisa envolvida, por meio de uma investigação do Delphi, 33 especialistas que enfrentaram quatro dimensões profissionais da função gerencial para identificar o 'know -como' que mais favorecem a difusão e o enraizamento dos processos escolares inovadores.Com base na análise dos resultados de um questionário, administrado a especialistas em dois ciclos subsequentes, foi possível obter uma classificação das quatro dimensões sujeitas à análise.Os resultados mostram a importância primária da dimensão didática-pedagógica da ação gerencial nos contextos da inovação escolar.A pesquisa da Delphi também destacou como o gerenciamento do desafio de inovação e mudança pelo gerente da escola assume a forma mais adequada de tempos em tempos para um contexto específico, convidando uma visão multifórica do papel gerencial.Finalmente, a investigação abre novas perspectivas de pesquisa para implementar as políticas de treinamento que entraram e a serviço dos gerentes de escolas italianas. (This version of record did not originally feature translated metadata in this target language; the translation is hereby provided by Google Translation)

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