Finnish Superintendents: Leading in a Changing Education Policy Context

Risku, Mika; Kanervio, Pekka; Björk, Lars G.

doi:10.1080/15700763.2014.945653

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“…Several studies specifically focus on the superintendent (e.g. Björk, Browne-Ferrigno et al, 2014;Björk, Johansson et al, 2014;Pyhältö et al, 2010;Risku et al, 2014), and likewise internationally discussions about local schoolboards and their CEOs are ongoing. For example, Fusarelli (2006) notes that the "superintendent and schoolboard must work together to improve schools and student academic performance" (p. 44).…”

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Schoolboards' expectations of the superintendent – a Swedish national survey

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2020

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“…For example, very small municipalities may comply with minimum legal requirements and have a limited government structure whereas larger municipalities may have a multi-faceted and complex governance and service delivery structure. (Björk, Kanervio & Risku, 2014. ) Hence, municipalities are key operating environments for principals.…”

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Management, Leadership, and Governance in Primary Education (Finland)

Varjo¹

2019

Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies

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Comprehensive school system, Local education authorities, Decentralization, 'Culture of trust', Pupil welfare staff Comprehensive school system: An education system in which the schools are publicly funded and are commonly not able to select their intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. It is the opposite of a selective school system, into which admission is based on selection criteria (Kalalahti, Silvennoinen, Varjo & Rinne 2015). Culture of trust: The unarticulated cultural principle in Finland, meaning that the central administration (Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish National Agency for Education) have confidence that local education authorities, together with principals, teachers, parents, and their communities know how to provide the best possible education for their children. Municipality: An administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government as granted by the national laws to which it is subordinate. In 2018, Finland consists of 311 municipalities. They are the main providers of basic education (Varjo & Kalalahti 2018). Research on management, leadership and governance In Finland, local education administration at the primary level is the responsibility of the subordinate bodies of the state, municipalities. According Aho, Pitkänen and Sahlberg (2006), rather than unifying the education system through centralized decrees and standards, Finnish education policies have nurtured cohesive diversity and developed material and human resources. Hence, the practices on management, leadership and governance are distinctive.

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“…The knowledge and skills of new generations of Finnish students aligned with 21 st century dimensions of the PISA test. As a consequence, Finnish students not only ranked at the top of PISA reports in reading, mathematics, and science since the early 2000s, but they also acquired knowledge and skills that fueled Finland's economic growth for the past several decades (Risku, Karnervio, & Björk, 2014;Sahlberg, 2011). The Finnish success story is instructive in that it suggests coherent education policies, district-level leadership, persistence, and active involvement of professional educators can accomplish systems change.…”

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Superintendent Roles as CEO and Team Leader

Björk¹,

Browne‐Ferrigno²

2018

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Article Info The complexity and intensity of reforms over several decades in the United States of America led to large-scale systemic reform and shifted superintendent roles from emphasis on management tasks to pivotal actions in the complex algorithm for managing and leading change initiatives. National commissions, task force reports, and nationwide research on the American superintendency informed need for changes in school-district leadership. This article provides a scholarly and objective analysis of issues surrounding five roles superintendents assume and the emergent need for district-level team leadership to address successfully diverse and complex challenges in contemporary education.

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Finnish Superintendents: Leading in a Changing Education Policy Context

Cited by 17 publications

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Schoolboards' expectations of the superintendent – a Swedish national survey

Schoolboards' expectations of the superintendent – a Swedish national survey

Management, Leadership, and Governance in Primary Education (Finland)

Superintendent Roles as CEO and Team Leader

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