The empirical data
used consists of interviews and questionnaires with teachers and principals in
twenty-four Swedish schools as well as one school outside the projects study
population. The twenty-four schools within the project have been divided into
four groups depending on how they have succeeded in reaching academic and
social objectives in the curriculum. The overall result shows that most
communication in schools is related to everyday activities and individual
students. Teachers state that their communication with their principals is
uncomplicated and straightforward. Viewing communication as a
multidimensional process including information, affirmation/feedback and
interpretation reveals that many principals overestimate their ability to
communicate as pedagogical leaders. The difference in the communication