TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– Aims at conceptualizing and investigating the meaning of good school principalship within the space for manoeuvring that is available within the context of Danish comprehensive schools. The paper aims to present findings from case studies of two Danish schools within the frame of reference.Design/methodology/approach– Outlines the educational context for the Danish schools and gives a short account of the point of departure for the analysis. The perspective in this study is that leadership is about communication, decision making and community building at several levels in schools. In the beginning of the project a series of interviews with stakeholders in those schools was conducted. That formed the basis for the accounts of the first two schools. Later on a number of key stakeholders in the schools were observed and interviewed and that is the basis for the account of the third Danish school.Findings– The findings show that whilst there is a high degree of consensus amongst the schools and the stakeholders, there are also different points of view. Also shows a pattern of successful leadership communication and community building.Originality/value– An investigation of the importance and contribution of the principal to the quality of education in Denmark.
VL  - 43
IS  - 6
SN  - 0957-8234
DO  - 10.1108/09578230510625665
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09578230510625665
AU  - Moos Lejf
AU  - Krejsler John
AU  - Kasper Kofod Klaus
AU  - Brandt Jensen Bent
ED  - Stephen L. Jacobson
ED  - Christopher Day
ED  - Kenneth Leithwood
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - Successful school principalship in Danish schools
T2  - Journal of Educational Administration
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 563
EP  - 572
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -