Leadership in the education system of Montenegro

Abstract

Based on the recognition of the importance, complexity and the influence of the principal`s function in the whole education process, the main goal of this paper is to present a picture of the status of the leadership function in the education system of Montenegro. The first out of three parts of the paper deals with the Legislative framework, e.g. competencies and dominant areas of work of principals in educational institutions. The second part describes the current state of educational leadership in the country and gives the history and scope of the program for the training and professional development of principals. Ever since the establishment of the system of licensing and relicensing of education staff (2010), including the leaders of educational institutions, they are obliged to continuously develop in professional terms. The last part ‒ a view towards the future ‒ gives recommendations for the strengthening of the school leadership role in order to respond to changes in society, particularly in the education system, in a professional and competent way, thus encouraging the development of the institution, that is, of every employee individually. ; Collection name: "PEDAGOGICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE" 49 ; The Bureau for Educational Services is a government institution for monitoring, improvement and evaluation of educational processes in the general pre-university level of education. The Bureau has research, advisory and development oriented functions in the education system.