ABSTRACT Worldwide, leadership stories are narratives of principals facing very different problems. The purpose of this study was to identify the current problems faced by Portuguese school principals, through these actors’ voice. Nineteen public school Portuguese principals participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, transcribed, coded, and categorised using Nvivo11 Pro. The analysis revealed that Portuguese principals have the same problems as their colleagues worldwide, but there are problems specifically related to the Portuguese educational system: problems from the process of school clustering and the leader-centred system of school management of this country. A framework to analyse the emerged problems and practical recommendations are proposed for school leaders, researchers, and policymakers to improve educational leadership.

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表达葡萄牙学校领导面临的问题

摘要在世界范围内，领导力故事是面对不同问题的校长的故事。这项研究的目的是通过这些演员的声音来确定葡萄牙学校校长当前面临的问题。19名葡萄牙公立学校校长参加了这项研究。使用Nvivo11 Pro进行了半结构化访谈，转录，编码和分类。分析表明，葡萄牙校长与世界各地的同事面临同样的问题，但存在与葡萄牙教育制度特别相关的问题：来自学校集群化过程和该国学校管理的领导者中心制的问题。为学校领导，研究人员，