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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Opening Pandora's Box: School Autonomy in Cyprus and Emerging Implications for School Leaders
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Karagiorgi, Yiasemina; Nicolaidou, Maria – Management in Education, 2010
A recently announced government initiative for educational reform in Cyprus has set school autonomy high on the agenda. This article aims to throw more light into this effort, while localizing the intention for decentralization within the context and peculiarities of the Cyprus educational system. In particular, this article outlines the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Leaders
Good Teachers Become Effective Head Teachers? Preparing for Headship in Cyprus
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Nicolaidou, Maria; Georgiou, George – Management in Education, 2009
In Cyprus, the introduction of management and leadership training programmes in education is still at an embryonic stage and is far from addressing the actual needs of Cypriot head teachers. Those responsible for organising inservice training programmes at the Pedagogical Institute conceded that the Cyprus educational system (CES) had failed due…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Pilot Projects, Leadership Training, Educational Change
Educational Leadership Training in the Czech Republic and England: A Brief Comparative Report
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Murden, Brendan; Brundrett, Mark; Slavikova, Lenka; Karabec, Stanislav; Dering, Ann; Nicolaidou, Maria – Management in Education, 2006
The development of educational leadership programs and qualifications has become an international phenomenon in recent years. This article is one of a series that springs out of a British Council sponsored conference held in the Czech Republic in 2003, organized jointly by the Educational Management Centre of the Faculty of Education at Charles…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Leadership Training, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership
Educational Leadership Development in Finland, the Netherlands and France: An Initial Comparative Report
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Derring, Ann; Brundrett, Mark; Slavikova, Lenka; Karabec, Stanislav; Murden, Brendan; Nicolaidou, Maria – Management in Education, 2005
In many European countries, external as well as internal social, economic and political changes have brought about a marked need for professional training of managerial staff in education. This article is one in a series that springs out of a British Council sponsored conference held in the Czech Republic in 2003, organized jointly by the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Professional Training, Leadership Training, Foreign Countries