TY - JOUR
T1 - Leadership lost
T2 - A case study in three selective secondary schools
AU - Jarvis, Adrian
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - This article presents the findings of research into the nature of the relationship between the heads of school subject departments and their subject staff, and, specifically, the extent to which heads of department influence the classroom practice of those they lead. Data were gathered from a number of departments in several contrasting selective secondary schools through a combination of semi-structured interviews and supporting lesson observations. The results indicate that heads of school subject departments enjoy relatively little real power, their influence on the members of their departments being modest and largely confined to the sorts of administrative tasks that might be grouped under the general heading of 'management'. They also seem to indicate a lack of confidence among heads of subject departments themselves who come across as reluctant to take on the full mantle of leadership.
AB - This article presents the findings of research into the nature of the relationship between the heads of school subject departments and their subject staff, and, specifically, the extent to which heads of department influence the classroom practice of those they lead. Data were gathered from a number of departments in several contrasting selective secondary schools through a combination of semi-structured interviews and supporting lesson observations. The results indicate that heads of school subject departments enjoy relatively little real power, their influence on the members of their departments being modest and largely confined to the sorts of administrative tasks that might be grouped under the general heading of 'management'. They also seem to indicate a lack of confidence among heads of subject departments themselves who come across as reluctant to take on the full mantle of leadership.
KW - strategic leadership
KW - organizational commitment
KW - classroom practice
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U2 - 10.1177/0892020607085627
DO - 10.1177/0892020607085627
M3 - Article
VL - 22
SP - 24
EP - 30
JO - Management in Education
JF - Management in Education
SN - 0892-0206
IS - 1
ER -