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Democracy and leadership in the educational system of Cyprus

Petros Pashiardis (Department of Education, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus)

Journal of Educational Administration

ISSN: 0957-8234

Article publication date: 1 December 2004

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Abstract

Life is lived in an era characterised by complexity and instability. Pedagogical ideals or educational goals are usually determined based on the socio‐political and cultural period in which people find themselves at a specific point in its history. Then, in what ways do people train their principals to be models of and act in line with those democratic values and ideals that aim at fostering good citizens? Furthermore, how do these goal statements fare in relation to the moral purpose of schools and especially focus on the social goals of schools? These and similar issues are dealt with in this paper. More specifically, there is a description of the major restructuring initiatives towards school empowerment and democracy introduced in the Cyprus education system. Further, an attempt is made in order to show how these changes have affected (or not) the education system with respect to personnel management, the power of the centre, democracy and the curriculum, and democracy and inspection.

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Pashiardis, P. (2004), "Democracy and leadership in the educational system of Cyprus", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 42 No. 6, pp. 656-668. https://doi.org/10.1108/09578230410563656

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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