![]() ![]() Clear direction ( Baciu 2019), principles, and values are important in assessing a good school in terms of good, competent management, the main ones being improvement, learning, positive attitudes, and trust in other people ( Seashore Louis and Robinson 2012 ASCD 2017). The document Concept of a Good School ( Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo ir mokslo ministerija 2015) states that the factors that make a school work as an organisation are the educational and learning environment, education/teaching, school staff, the school community and its learning, and leadership and management, which all contribute to the achievement of the school’s mission. The document National Education Strategy 2013–2022 ( Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo ir mokslo ministerija 2014) aims to introduce a culture of quality in education based on data analysis and evaluation, ensuring coherence between self-management, social partnership, and managerial leadership. In today’s Lithuanian strategic documents, the leader is emphasised as a community mobiliser. A leader is the person in a group who has the personality and leadership skills that naturally lead others to follow. A leader is always a kind of operating model, but one that is not standardised and unique because he or she needs to find authentic ways of doing things each time. Žydžiūnaitė ( 2019) associates leadership with flexibility, adaptability, change, wisdom, values, morality, and many other phenomena and terms that are not static and unchanging, and leaders or groups of leaders have a significant impact on engaging people, achieving quality in any area, fostering enthusiasm, boosting employee morale, etc. It is the act of guiding employees and colleagues towards a strategy that is in line with the organisation’s expectations. Leadership in an educational institution is understood as is the ability to motivate a group of people to act in harmony towards a common goal. According to the study, it can be stated that for a leader of a quality educational institution, it is very important to follow such principles as respect for others, knowledge of others, democratic values, belief in colleagues and their abilities, and lifelong learning should be part of the daily life of the educational community. The data were analysed according to coding categories. Qualitative research was chosen because it would be difficult to reveal the meaning of the problem using a quantitative method, as each respondent has his or her own individual opinion, which depends on his or her experiences. The study used a qualitative methodology: semi-structured interviews with school leaders, teachers, and parents of students belonging to the school council. The aim of the study is to investigate the attributes of a leader of a quality educational institution and its leader. These schools in Lithuania are highly rated in terms of pupil achievement, external audit data, and statements made by school communities in public space and social networks. ![]() The research was conducted in two schools in Lithuania (a large city and a district centre), which are characterised as high-quality educational institutions. The article analyses the concept of a quality educational institution: the attributes and personal qualities of a manager-leader. ![]() In addition, the issue of quality education is often debated. One of the problems in Lithuania is the shortage of heads of educational institutions many schools are looking for teachers, and there is a constant shortage of teaching staff. ![]()
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