Petros Pashiardis

Petros Pashiardis is a Professor of Educational Leadership and the Academic Coordinator of the “Educational Studies” Program with the Open University of Cyprus. Petros studied Educational Administration at the University of Texas at Austin as a Fulbright Scholar. He has also worked or lectured in many countries including Great Britain, India, New Zealand, Greece, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, Australia, Sweden, and the United States. In 2008, he co-edited the International Handbook on the Preparation and Development of School Leaders, together with Jacky Lumby and Gary Crow. From 2004 to 2008, Professor Pashiardis was President of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management. He is now on the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Foundation. During his travels, he has collaborated extensively with CSOs from all these countries in the areas of School Leadership and Educational Policy, training school leaders and creating school leadership organizations in various countries around the Commonwealth in an effort to contribute towards the attainment of MDGs as they relate to improving equality of opportunity for Education for All. His latest book in English was published by Springer Publications in 2014, under the title Modeling School Leadership Across Europe: In Search of New Frontiers.

Publications

Emotional Intelligence and Political Skill Really Matter in Educational Leadership
Emotional Intelligence and Political Skill Really Matter in Educational Leadership
Nikoletta Taliadorou, Petros Pashiardis. © 2017. 30 pages.
In this chapter, the authors investigate the social skills that school principals ought to exhibit in order to be more effective in the complex environment that characterizes...
Emotional Intelligence and Political Skill Really Matter in Educational Leadership
Emotional Intelligence and Political Skill Really Matter in Educational Leadership
Nikoletta Taliadorou, Petros Pashiardis. © 2017. 30 pages.
In this chapter, the authors investigate the social skills that school principals ought to exhibit in order to be more effective in the complex environment that characterizes...
Multidimensional Perspectives on Principal Leadership Effectiveness
Multidimensional Perspectives on Principal Leadership Effectiveness
Kadir Beycioglu, Petros Pashiardis. © 2015. 480 pages.
Exceptional management skills are crucial to success in educational environments. As school leaders, principals are expected to effectively supervise the school system while...
Emotional Intelligence and Political Skill Really Matter in Educational Leadership
Emotional Intelligence and Political Skill Really Matter in Educational Leadership
Nikoletta Taliadorou, Petros Pashiardis. © 2015. 29 pages.
In this chapter, the authors investigate the social skills that school principals ought to exhibit in order to be more effective in the complex environment that characterizes...