The Principalship in an Era of Transformation

TLDR

The study draws on analyses from previous Journal of Educational Administration articles. It identifies emergent themes about the evolving principal role across countries, examines how policy‑driven decentralization affects principal practice, and suggests implications for principal preparation and development. The authors focus on how policy contexts drive decentralization of management and its impact on principals’ administrative practice. Journal of Educational Administration, Vol.

Abstract

Draws on the analyses presented in the other articles in the Journal of Educational Administration Vol. 30 No. 3 to identify emergent themes concerning the evolving role of the principal in several countries. Focuses especially on the manner in which the policy context of educational organizations is leading to a decentralization of management and the resulting impact on the administrative practice of principals. Finally, suggests some of the implications of these changes for the preparation and development of principals.