School leadership approaches and practices under the paradigm of New Public Management - an entrepreneurial perspective

Abstract

The New Public Management Philosophy assumes that changes in responsibilities, available resources and knowledge can have a positive impact on the successful management of an organization, and this, in turn, can have a positive impact on schools and on teaching and learning processes. In this article, we explore the significance of school leaders’ entrepreneurial leadership approaches as potential leadership responses to new public management-driven changes, affecting the inner and outer world of the school. This research work presents not only the framework and the notion of entrepreneurial school leadership in conjunction with the new challenges to public management, but it also provides an empirical insight into entrepreneurial school leadership approaches across various educational contexts.