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Creating Innovation in the Education Sector: Policy Implications

In: Innovation Systems in Small Catching-Up Economies

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  • Anne Aidla

    (University of Tartu)

  • Reelika Irs

    (University of Tartu)

  • Kulno Türk

    (University of Tartu)

Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to propose some policy implications for improving the education sector’s innovation in schools through introducing ideas for leadership advancement, and shaping organizational culture and performance management. This chapter consists of two studies. In the first study, school principals and head teachers (n = 57) and teachers and support personnel (n = 501) from Estonian secondary schools were questioned. In the second study, 2,125 teachers and 296 principals from Estonian general education schools participated. For statistical analysis factor analysis, correlation analysis, analysis of variances and t-test were used. As a result of the two studies, several policy implications can be brought out to raise the effectiveness of general educational system and its ability to support innovation. For ensuring schools’ performance, performance management needs to be taken into consideration in school management. This includes dealing with organizational culture which supports both task- and relationship-oriented approach. Schools should not be only concentrated on achieving academic performance, but on managing and developing school environment. This includes valuing teachers’ work and their part in achieving schools’ objectives. Therefore, more attention should be turned to creating teachers’ motivational system (including pay-for-performance) as well.

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  • Anne Aidla & Reelika Irs & Kulno Türk, 2012. "Creating Innovation in the Education Sector: Policy Implications," Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management, in: Elias G. Carayannis & Urmas Varblane & Tõnu Roolaht (ed.), Innovation Systems in Small Catching-Up Economies, chapter 0, pages 371-388, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:innchp:978-1-4614-1548-0_19
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1548-0_19
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