Leadership and management styles in Slovene elementary schools

Abstract

Today the principals of Slovene elementary schools are both educative leaders and managers of the institutions they head. They are torn between the founder’s (community or state) demands and the needs of their employees. Their success depends on the style of their leadership, which should be adapted to their own character, the employees, the existing school conditions and its teachers. A clear understanding of all these factors would enable the princi- pals and all parties involved in their education to provide management training that would positively influence the effectiveness of schools.