The Expression of Teacher-Leadership in the Organisation of the Educational Process at a Progymnasium
Volume 43, Issue 2 (2024), pp. 83–96
Pub. online: 11 July 2024
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Published
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
Abstract
In this article, the problem of the expression of teacher-leadership at a progymnasium through the organisation of the educational process
is analysed. The qualitative research accomplished revealed that progymnasium teachers have no doubts regarding the need to have
more than one leader at a school, with the significance of a teacher-leader present in this context, and the emphasis on the community, as
a factor impacting teacher-leadership. A teacher-leader at a progymnasium should have organisational skills, be communicative and creative,
and possess the skills to inspire and persuade others. Teacher-leadership can be successfully spread by seeking high achievements
by pupils, cooperating with parents, communicating with teaching colleagues, and organising the educational process. Resistance to the
ideas of teachers, their age, and large workloads, are considered as the greatest problems and obstacles teacher-leaders face working at
progymnasiums. Cooperation with other progymnasiums, and participation in projects and in the process of taking strategic decisions
are considered as the main areas of the significance of leadership in the organisation of the educational process.