New approaches in management of educational institutions

Abstract

This research wants to describe that how examine how researches describe management of educational institutions. The main references are papers that have been published in this area. The researches focus on changes in school management within the general education sector over the last two decades. The most prevalent focus of their interest has been school management within general education. At first the research provides a concise review of research into and the recent history of school management. Then it explores the increasingly significant role of knowledge in management in more detail. It discusses why knowledge has become such an important part of management, what knowledge management means and how the increasingly significant role of knowledge influences management. Finally it focuses on changes in school principals' status and key operating environments, i.e. municipalities and schools.