Search for dissertations about: "Education leadership"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 79 swedish dissertations containing the words Education leadership.
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1. Safety leadership in the construction industry : Managing safety at Swedish and Danish construction sites
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to identify and describe essential components of safety leadership behavior in the construction industry in Sweden and Denmark. The methods used were semi-structured interviews, cross-sectional and longitudinal questionnaire studies, and behavioral observations. READ MORE
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2. Leadership in digitalisation : A practice-oriented approach for expanding access and application of digital technologies in K–12 education
Abstract : This thesis aims to identify, describe, and analyse practices in school organisers’ and school leaders’ collaborative efforts to expand access to and application of digital technologies in K–12 education from a leadership perspective. A practice-oriented approach has been used to analyse practices for expanding this access and application. READ MORE
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3. The Leader as a Facilitator of Learning at Work : A study of learning-oriented leadership in two industrial firms
Abstract : This thesis concerns the leader as a facilitator of learning at work. More specifically, the aim of the study is to increase knowledge about leadership in relation to co-workers’ learning and development at the workplace. READ MORE
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4. Education for Sustainability Leadership : Supporting and empowering agents for sustainability transformations
Abstract : The global challenges of our time are unprecedented and urgent action for transformation is needed of our systems, policies, institutions and ways of thinking. Education of sustainability leaders is one of the key leverage points to achieve this and many claim that learning on an individual, organisational and societal scale is required for society’s successful transitioning towards sustainability. READ MORE
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5. Successful Principal Leadership: : Prerequisites, Processes and Outcomes
Abstract : This thesis' main theme is successful principal leadership in secondary schools within the Swedish education system. Successful principal leadership is examined from three perspectives: What are the processes of a successful principal? Do the leadership processes relate to successful academic and social outcomes of schools? What are the prerequisites for successful principal leadership? The Frame Factor Model and the three concepts of prerequisites, processes and outcomes constitute an overarching framework. READ MORE