Survival in early headship. Preparation of primary head teachers for early headship - a social survey of experiences of primary head teachers, in the West Midlands of England

[摘要] A leadership crisis continues within the education sector (Rhodes et al., 2008; Howson &Sprigade, 2011).This research synthesises the experiences of twenty head teachers, within theirfirst five years of headship.A social survey methodology using a semi-structured interviewmethod was used.This research draws upon established models of leadership development by, among others, Day & Bakioglu (1996) Gronn (1999), Ribbins (2003), Browne-Ferrigno (2003) and Earley & Weindling (2007). Emergent findings that make a contribution to new understandings are based upon aspects ofmotivation, personal capacity, self-belief, talent spotting to support leadership development, therole of career-coaching and the notion of affirmation of readiness for headship. Findings support a revision of the Browne-Ferrigno (2003) model of leadership transformationwith a new conceptualisation of this model along with a new conceptualisation of personalcapacity as an important element in leadership transition.These new conceptualisations will be of interest to current and aspiring leaders, those withresponsibility for talent management, succession planning and leadership development.Thiswork is also highly relevant to researchers and others interested in leadership transition withinthe education sector.

[发布机构] University:University of Birmingham;Department:School of Education

[关键词] H Social Sciences;HD Industries. Land use. Labor;HD28 Management. Industrial Management