SCHOOL MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF CHANGE
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF CHANGE

Summary/Abstract: In recent decades, societies in general and education systems in particular have undergone significant changes. Change is not something they have not experienced before, but the present times' complexity and pace are anew. School systems face global, cross-nation challenges, which affect schools in most parts of the world (to a greater or a lesser extent), as well as local challenges, in different areas or countries. There are challenges that involve not only optimization work or streamlining, but also major changes in the school, often showing a high degree of radicalism unknown until now (Păun, 2017: 116). The extension of the school analysis from the perspective of the organizational model has enhanced the identification of variables that can support the optimal functioning of the school. When analyzing the school organization based on theories and practices in the field, the following questions arise: What is change and how does it occur in the school organization? What are the factors that generate change and resistance to change?

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