Current Challenges in School Leadership in Estonia and Finland: A Multiple-Case Study among Exemplary Principals

The purpose of this study was to find out what current challenges successful principals in Estonia and Finland identify developing their schools. strategies used dealing with these were also analyzed within the framework “growth-mindset pedagogy” as an educational approach school leadership. interviewed, resulting data by means both inductive deductive content analysis. similarities among differences between from compared discussed context high-achievement-oriented but culturally different systems. According results, are similar countries, relating principals’ professional development, well developments curriculum learning community. Estonian identified more related community than Finnish peers, although countries they tended use growth-mindset pedagogy them. Preparation development programs for should pay attention mindset views on teaching learning, which may have a strong impact whole