Current Trends in School Management: School Leadership in Education 4.0

Abstract

Meeting the needs of industrial development and reflecting the emerging demands onto the field of education has led to the emergence of Education 4.0 and initiated pedagogical, cultural, and managerial transformation in education in this direction. As a result of this transformation, macroscale structures and policies have been replaced by a microscale, web-oriented, local government paradigm. This section discusses current trends in education management and school leadership which are examined in the light of new education and management paradigms. In this direction, the shift in the education management paradigm, the sources of change, the role of school leaders in organizational development, the expected characteristics of school leaders in Education 4.0, and the use of the Internet of Things in education management and monitoring systems are addressed. In Education 4.0, the concepts of innovation management, digital literacy, productivity, collective participation in management and decisions, education communities, and capacity development are prominent in school leadership. This section emphasizes that strategic leaders who are able to adapt to the paradigm shift contribute and direct the formation of school culture and values. In this direction, the importance of organizing trainings for developing leadership skills and raising leaders who will help to restructure schools and shape cultural trends are underlined in the chapter. Emphasis is placed on the importance of raising leaders with technological skills who can use multi-channel communication strategies in school management.