Att förändra organisatoriska förutsättningar: Erfarenheter av att införa funktionellt delat ledarskap i skola och förskola

Abstract

The assignment as principal and pre-school manager is extensive and not seldom heavy. This paper contributes knowledge about the experience of a local educational organiser when implementing managerial shared leadership in the form of function-shared leadership (FSL) in schools and pre-schools. The implementation aimed at achieving better results by means of improved pedagogical leadership, better health and use of resources. The study builds on recorded meetings and interviews with the local educational authority’s management group that initiated and organised the new leadership form. Important contributions concern recruitment, equality in practice and the need for a collaborative zone.