A missing link? Contemporary insights into principal preparation and training in Russia

Over the last decade, the Russian education system has undergone significant transformation that has radically changed the expectations placed upon the school principals. This current reform process has placed far greater responsibilities and accountabilities upon principals to secure school effecti...

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Published in:Asia Pacific journal of education 2015-07, Vol.35 (3), p.331-341
Main Authors: Bysik, Nadezhda, Evstigneeva, Nadezhda, Isaeva, Natalia, Kukso, Katsiaryna, Harris, Alma, Jones, Michelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Administrator Education
Age Differences
distributed leadership
Educational Change
Educational leadership
Educational Practices
Foreign Countries
Leadership Training
Management Development
managerial approaches
principal leadership
Principals
Professional Development
Professional responsibilities
professional training
retraining
Russia
School principals
School systems
Statistical Analysis
Surveys
Training Methods
Work Experience
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Summary:Over the last decade, the Russian education system has undergone significant transformation that has radically changed the expectations placed upon the school principals. This current reform process has placed far greater responsibilities and accountabilities upon principals to secure school effectiveness and improved student learning outcomes. This article offers some insights into the way in which principals in Russia are currently prepared and trained. It outlines initial quantitative findings from Russian principals, as part of a contemporary, large-scale empirical study of principal leadership preparation and training. The emerging empirical evidence highlights that the new principal standards and training requirements in Russia reinforce "managerial approaches" that are not necessarily meeting the needs of principals.
ISSN:0218-8791
1742-6855
DOI:10.1080/02188791.2015.1056588