In Lecture 3, you will learn the theory about school as leadership environments. Finnish researcher Salo (2002) listed five characteristics. School is politically steered so it is tightly connected to its environment. It is hard to measure the goal attainment. Sometimes, the school goals are ambiguous and contradictory. There is conflict between hierarchy/ bureaucracy and teachers' professional autonomy. The internal integration among teachers is limited. Finally, it is difficult to identify school's contribution to the society at large. The second part of the lecture, you will learn Morrison's (2002) theory about school as a complex organisation.

Before any lecture either open or save to your computer the assigned PowerPoint presentations.

Assignment before the lecture: none

Open or save the PowerPoint slides related to this lecture EDLS220_S1_L3.pdf​

Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Write your learning experiences into your personal Reflective report

Assignment after the lecture: Reflect on Salo's (2002) and Morrison's (2002) theories. What is your understanding about school as a leadership environment and a complex organisation?