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Role of the Principal in Croatian Education Manager, Leader or Administrator

The purpose of this study is to exam starting point for future studies or researches in the field of educational management and leadership in Croatia, as well as in the field of instructional leadership. This study examines the role of the school principal within the context of modern-day schooling in turbulent surroundings, grooving responsibility and overloaded schedule. According to findings we can explain eight different roles principals perform in Croatian education: a) the role of information collector and disseminator, b) the role of communicator, c) the role of strategist and planner, d) the role of executive manager, administrator and organizer, e) the role of educational leader and educator, f) the role of evaluator, g) the role of student and h) the role of being a link to the community. Principal’s roles are orientated toward: a) people, b) tasks / goals, c) school as organization and d) processes inside the school. Jobs related to orientation belong to ideal administrative process: planning, decision-making, organizing, coordination, communication, influence and evaluation effective in five tasks of school management: school program, pupils, staff, and relations with community, physical preconditions, and management.

school management; educational leadership; instructional leadership

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