Project Risk Management in Educational Organizations: a Case from the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23510%2F16%3A43928836" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23510/16:43928836 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741143214558573" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741143214558573</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741143214558573" target="_blank" >10.1177/1741143214558573</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Project Risk Management in Educational Organizations: a Case from the Czech Republic

Original language description

The past 20 years have been a period of reforms for school systems in Visegrad countries. However, the successful implementation of educational reforms requires effective leaders and managers and, to produce effective leaders, changes in the system of leadership and management programmes need to be adopted. From 2004, the Czech Republic saw a growth of school project activities, with educational projects becoming important tools for supporting innovations in teaching and learning processes. Despite the new system of leadership development, there was a gap between level of headteachers' competencies and the competency required to manage educational projects successfully. This study focuses on the leadership ompetencies of project management, particularly risk management, in the context of educational organizations. The survey data were collected through interviews with headteachers, senior teachers and project managers in 118 educational subjects from nine regions of the Czech Republic. The research team acquired data from 300 educational projects. The key findings show that headteachers have difficulty in managing the risks of educational projects. Survey results also indicate that a very high level of risk occurred in 8% of the examined projects, and medium risk, in 27%. It is suggested that training and knowledge-transfer programmes about project management, including risk management, should become priorities when preparing eadteachers for their role.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AE - Management, administration and clerical work

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/TD010228" target="_blank" >TD010228: Risk prevention and increase of effevtiveness and efficiency of educational projects in regional educational systems</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Educational Management Administration &amp; Leadership

ISSN

1741-1432

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

44

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

20

Pages from-to

578-598

UT code for WoS article

000379122400004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84975032520