Leading learning schools

Abstract

The paper introduces a newly developed model for schools as learning organization. The elaboration of the model was based on a longitudinal research and development project; the large scale research involved 82 schools, their leadership and teaching staff. The research report gives a clear description about the synchronous and diachronic model of learning organization and the validation of that. It also presents the leadership tasks and roles in it, and provides deep insight into the characteristics of the school leadership of schools aspire to become learning organization.