The article analyses the importance of cybersecurity in schools and the role of the school principal in ensuring a safe digital environment.
The study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with principals of general education schools. The research results revealed that educational institutions are increasingly facing cyberthreats, such as phishing emails, malicious links, or misleading messages about alleged dangers. These threats can disrupt the educational process, pose risks to data security, and damage the institution’s reputation. The findings show that school leaders’ activities in ensuring cybersecurity focus on organising preventative and interventional measures, mobilising the community, developing internal procedures and response algorithms, and cooperating with institutions. It was observed that principals often lack experience and feel psychological stress and legal responsibility for potential consequences. Different perspectives on the principal’s role emerged, from that of a key leader to one in which there is a shared community responsibility model. However, there is agreement that effective cybersecurity assurance is based on the principal acting as an educator, threat manager, prevention organiser and community mobiliser, actively involving the entire school community in building a culture of security.
The article analyses the leadership of managers of educational institutions in developing participatory decision-making in organisational
management. The aim of the study is to empirically reveal how leaders lead in constructing and implementing participatory
decisions, and what significance they acquire in management practice. The study is based on a phenomenological approach, applying
a qualitative research strategy and semi-structured interviews with six managers of educational institutions. The results reveal that
participatory decisions function as process-based management tools that strengthens the organisational culture, trust and employee
engagement, contributing to the effectiveness of management. However, their development is constrained by structural factors in
the educational system, time limitations, and internal cultural restraints, such as employee passivity. It was found that the leader’s
leadership is an essential factor determining the success of participatory management in the face of structural contextual and internalorganisational PDM risks.
The article presents the opinions of preschool educational institution principals on the role of leadership in fostering a positive school
climate. During the qualitative research, which involved semi-structured interviews with eight principals, it was found that mutual cooperation with the community, active participation in joint activities, and shared responsibility and decision-making, promote teamwork
and create emotional security and a positive school climate. The research also found that preschool educational institution principals
must constantly develop and improve their leadership skills, creating mutual relationships, trust, open communication and common
agreements in the institution. The research revealed that a clear institutional structure and a safe and inclusive environment directly impact
the school community’s ability to foster a positive climate. Leadership qualities such as respect, openness and shared responsibility
encourage the school community to engage in activities that foster a positive school climate. The principals recognise unanimously that
leadership is not a spontaneous process; it is cultivated by the entire school community, through collaborative initiatives and teacher
involvement in decision-making processes, as well as by fostering a positive climate in the preschool educational institution.
Journal:Tiltai
Volume 91, Issue 2 (2023), pp. 44–64
Abstract
Having acknowledged the importance of leadership, it seems there is lack of research in the field of developing the leadership skills of healthcare workers. Therefore, this article aims to answer the problem question: what leadership abilities of healthcare workers are important, and what are the opportunities to develop them in healthcare institutions? Theoretical insights and quantitative research have been used to answer this question. The questionnaire survey of healthcare workers conducted confirms that the expression of leadership is inseparable from motivation, being an example, help and cooperation, the ability to mobilise the team to act in one direction and achieve the set goals. The study shows that the development of leadership skills is achieved through personal development, the formation of positive attitudes towards changes, the dissemination of leadership competence, independent activity, and mutual interaction. The study is significant in that it can help understand factors for the improvement of the subject under consideration, and make a targeted intervention in ongoing processes of the development of leadership skills, improving them and achieving better results in the development of the leadership skills of healthcare workers.
The article explores the rhetorical disposition (structural composition) of the speeches delivered by the most renowned American business leaders, which is approached from the perspective of persuasion. The aim of the research is to analyse the dispositional topic of the speeches in question: to determine and generalise the most common elements of rhetorical composition. Fifty speeches by American business leaders, delivered on various occasions in the period 1981 to 2019, have been chosen and analysed in this article. The research is intended to answer the question whether contemporary orators still follow the principles of structural composition proposed by Classical rhetorical theory, and to observe how dispositional topics are changing with regard to orally delivered speeches.
The subject of this study is leadership styles in educational establishments. Our tasks were as follows: to analyse leadership styles and to carry out an expert study aiming at the evaluation of leadership styles in educational establishments. The methods of investigation consisted in the analysis of scientific literature, systemisation, application of the principles of logical analysis and synthesis, generalisation, induction and deduction.
Journal:Tiltai
Volume 81, Issue 3 (2018), pp. 127–148
Abstract
The theoretical analysis has shown that there is a lack of scientific literature and empirical research in the analysis of possibilities of andragogical leadership expression in the educational aspect, therefore the article discusses the problematic question: how does the andragogical leadership in educational activity manifest? The article reveals and appreciates the importance of andragogical leadership in the educational process (qualitative research) and the importance of andragogical leadership in the process (quantitave study). The significance of the researh is revealed in the use of it’s results in order to improve the performance of andragogue leader in the educational process and the expression of the characteristics of the andragogue leader. The article emphasizes that andragogical leadership is an important factor in educational activities, in andragogue has a positive influence on learners with their personal qualities, personal knowledge and competences, and encourages them to act to achieve their goals. The importance and influence of andragogical leadership the learners group is undiniable, evident in constant communication. Learners not only gain more knowledge, but also focus on the community, reducing their social exclusion and promoting cooperation. The research has revealed that there are a number of important types, characteristics and traits of andragogue leaders from the point of view of adult learners and andragogues, which are not sufficient for andragogue leaders. Therefore the article provides recommendations for the development and potential implementation of these andragogical leadership characteristics.
Journal:Tiltai
Volume 67, Issue 2 (2014), pp. 109–126
Abstract
The paper discusses different styles of leadership of the social work that have been empirically reconstructed and conceptualized. The consequences of such leadership styles for the professional activity of the social workers are analysed not only regarding the clients but also in the context of empowerment of the workers. Considerations are made concerning the influence of social work to the identity and the distribution.