Correlation of Leadership with Professional Characteristics of Principals in Serbian Schools

• Authors: Jasmina Arsenijević , Milica Andevski

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this research is to connect leadership and pedagogical characteristics of school principals in Serbia. Techniques of interviewing and scaling, instruments in the form of questionnaire and attitude scale have been applied in this paper. Research sample included 75 principals and deputy principals. Data obtained are processed in statistical SPSS package (factor scores on extracted Promax dimensions, Pearson’s correlation and multiple regression analysis) and point to a statistically significant relationship between leadership and pedagogical characteristics of respondents

Keywords

EN

education; leadership characteristics; principals; pedagogical competences

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 31
• Pages: 131-141

Dates

published

2013

Contributors

author

Jasmina Arsenijević

• PreSchool Teacher Training College in Kikinda, Novi Sad, Serbia

author

Milica Andevski

• University of Novi Sad

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.13.31.1.11

Biblioteka Nauki

26469789