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Katarina Ståhlkrantz is a Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy at the Department of Education, Linnaeus University. She is affiliated with the Studies in Curriculum, Teaching and Evaluation (SITE) research group, focusing on curriculum theory and didactics. Her research explores school governance, educational leadership, and how principals contribute to school development through pedagogical leadership. She holds a PhD in Education (2019) and teaches in the Principal's Program, specifically the Governance, Organization and Quality course.
Her work critically analyzes Swedish educational policy documents from the 1920s to present, tracing shifts in expectations of school leaders. Current research examines multilevel governance structures and the role of trust in school improvement. She frequently collaborates with the Centrum för pedagogisk ledning (Center for Educational Leadership) and has published widely on boundary spanning leadership, accountability-professional autonomy tensions, and the implications of national professionalization programs.
Key themes in her 30+ publications include leadership agency in policy contexts, the translation of standards-based curricula, and the interplay between administrative structures and pedagogical practices. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks like discursive institutionalism with practical educational challenges.
