PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP WITHIN SOME SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOLS

Abstract

In recent years a noticeable policy trend in South Australia has been towards according to state high schools a greater measure of autonomy in the conduct of their affairs, a phenomenon which has prompted a study of the power structure of high schools in that State. Much of the research into this subject focussed on the question of professional leadership within individual institutions. While many investigations in the past have concentrated on the role of the principal as a professional leader, this examination sought in addition to include, for the purposes of comparison, teachers' perceptions of the professional leadership roles of deputy principals and senior subject teachers. The results indicated that while the influence of the principal in professional matters tended to be greater than that of the deputies, it was less than that of the subject seniors.

Citation

MADDOCK, J. and HYAMS, B. (1979), "PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP WITHIN SOME SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOLS", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 51-57. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb009805