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Reflection on the Albanian Legislation and Reforms Relevant to Leadership of School in the Pre-university Education Cycle

Enida Kume
Aleksadër Moisiu University, Albania
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DOI icon 10.24018/ejedu.2021.2.1.56

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Submitted 2021-02-16
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Leadership reform is one of the main components of reforms in the pre-university education system in Albania. The changes in the legislative framework aim at building an integral model of leadership capable of acting in the conditions of an open and global society. These changes address issues related to capacity building for the formation, continuing training and evaluation of the professional performance of school leadership / principals. Analysis of current legislation and identification of needs for intervention in order to build a legal framework that supports institutional development and infrastructure necessary for the practical implementation of the Integral Model of the director of the educational institution / school in the pre-university education system is the object of this paper.

Keywords: leadership pre-university education legislation reforms

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