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Jones, Deborah – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2017
This article presents research undertaken with female headteachers in UK primary schools and explores several influential discourses in relation to female headteachers' identities. It considers themes inherent in women's narratives as they reflect upon their professional lives and discusses various identities inhabited by female leaders which…
Descriptors: Females, Women Administrators, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
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Smith, Penny; Abbott, Ian – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
Drawing on data from a series of semi-structured interviews this article reports on findings from a research project focusing on the responses of two local authorities and their secondary schools to the Academies Act 2010. The article considers the background and the development of the education system in both localities. It goes on to focus on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Semi Structured Interviews, Secondary Schools, Educational Legislation
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Montecinos, Carmen; Pino, Mauricio; Campos-Martinez, Javier; Domínguez, Rosario; Carreño, Claudia – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
As education's main workforce, teachers have been the target of policies designed to shape and affirm new versions of professionalism. This paper examines this issue as it is exemplified by the Teachers of Teachers Network (TTN), a program developed by Chile's Ministry of Education. As a program designed to identify and reward high quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Identity, Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness