© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Omkring OECD’s studie “Improving School Leadership” Jørn Skovsgaard Chefkonsulent Undervisningsministeriet

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Lederens beslutningsrum Økonomi, jura, kvalitet Rekruttering/ afvikling Instruktionsbeføjelse Arbejdsmiljø/ muligheder/ motivation Arbejdsfordeling/ implementering af overenskomster og aftaler Strategi Public Relations Reference til ejere/ opdragsgivere

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Min indfaldsvinkel til studiet: OECD Education Policy Committee OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation OECD Indicators for Education Systems – Strategic Management Group ASEM WG1 Ensuring Key Competencies for All

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Content – vol. 1: School leadership matters – the concept of school leadership (Re)Defining school leadership responsibilities Distributing school leadership Developing skills for effective leadership Making school leadership an attractive profession

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Mit fokus: Strategisk Ledelse!

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 The Strategic Landscape of Schools Domain Level Individual - learner/ teacher Group - Class, team Organisation - school, institution L.E.A. - municipality, region System - state, EU, OECD Outputs and Outcomes - Effects of learning Policy Levers That shape Outcomes Antecedents - That contextualize or constraint policy Background Preconditions Qualifications Approaches Motivation Behaviour Knowledge Attitudes Skills Learning environment Working comditionms Infrastructure Didactics Code of good conduct Inclusion/ Exclusion Quality of teaching Relations Involving of parents The school district Buildings Budget Divison of labour Stakerholders involvementr Selfevaluation Legitimity ” Added value ” Student ’ s social destiny Demografy Local business and industry Urbanisation Schoolstructure Local priorities Alllokation of ressources Development of the local area Efficient use of resources Legislation Contracts Socioeconomics Nat. Political climate National ed. policy International analysis Human capital Social cohesion Cultural diversity

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Knowledgebased Society - the Context AgricultureIndustryServiceKnowledge

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Knowledgebased society – the context. Agriculture: Industry: Service: Knowledge:

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Knowledgebased society – the context. Agriculture: Industry: Service: Knowledge: The Perspective The Local The National The Global

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Knowledgebased society – the context. Agriculture: Industry: Service: Knowledge: What regulates production? Laws of nature, seasonal variation Organisation of time, human- and material capital Articulation of demand Complex logistics

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Knowledgebased society – the context. Agriculture: Industry: Service: Knowledge: What are key drivers to growth? Mechanization, use of fertilizers, new crops Development of the assembly-line/ “Taylorisation” Deprivatizing of family-functions Access to innovation and knowledge systems

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Knowledgebased society – the context. Agriculture: Industry: Service: Knowledge: Who are the progressive producers? Family-driven farms and co-operatives Stock corporation, single mover The public sector Strategic alliances, networks, ”co-petition”

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Knowledgebased society – the context. Agriculture: Industry: Service: Knowledge: What are ideals for outputs? Durability Large volume, uniformity and low cost Functionality and design Customised, flexibility, embedded service

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Knowledgebased society – the context. Agriculture: Industry: Service: Knowledge: What are implicit ideological goals for education? Subservient and useful subjects Disciplined workers/ assertion of rights and duties Motivated and self-reliant citizens Risk-taking entrepreneurs, focused at the global context and technological advance.

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Knowledgebased society – the Danish context. Agriculture: Industry: Service: Knowledge: 1814 First public school act ca First industrial boost 1956 Employed in agriculture=industry 1958 New School Act 1960 The ’Blue Paper’

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Knowledgebased society – the Danish context/ Schoolbuildings. Agriculture: Industry: Service: Knowledge: ”The Straw Thatched” ”The Prison” ”The Single-family House” ”Schools without buildings?”

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Present situation Defensive Bureaucracy Re-Schooling De-Schooling Back to the future Extended Market model Core Social centres Focussed learning organisations Learning in networks System meltdowm Strategy??? OECD Scenarios: Schooling in the future Desireable??? Likely??? Crisis

© Jørn Skovsgaard 2009 Issues for Discussion: (Re)Defining school leadership responsibilities Distributing school leadership Developing skills for effective school leadership Making school leadership an attractive profession