The New Headteacher: the changing work culture of secondary headship
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in School Organisation
- Vol. 14 (1), 37-47
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0260136940140104
Abstract
The paper argues that in respect of the day‐to‐day work activities required in being a headteacher, and in the work relationships involved in running schools, the occupational culture of headship has changed fundamentally. Using the accounts of 20 headteachers, interviewed in respect of their career histories in 1990 and followed up by means of a postal questionnaire in 1992, the paper illustrates the changes experienced and identified by this group of heads. It is argued that a new headteacher is required; that aspects of educational leadership have diminished dramatically in the work culture of headship.Keywords
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