Determinants of Leadership as Reflected in the Subject Literature and in the Context of Education Management in Poland

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the results of a literature review within the scope of leadership and its determinants, and to introduce a tool for studying leadership in educational system establishments. The survey is a pilot project aiming to verify the assumptions concerning leadership in education and to validate the proposed research tool in terms of its coherence and the thematic scope of the issues addressed. Following the verification of the tool, the survey will be continued with further groups of entities and, based on the results, recommendations for the educational sector in Poland will be developed, including reference to educational systems in other countries. The study is of a testing nature and constitutes a starting point for research on statistically significant samples. The author is aware of the limitations of this study; however, the results indicate that the topic is important and warrants further research. The subject discussed is significant in the context of conscious and responsible management of organisation. The scope of the study is innovative, as no quantitative research on leadership models in education has been conducted to date. The article may serve as an inspiration and a guideline for conducting further research in this area.