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The great divide: principals, teachers, and the long hallway between them

The great divide: principals, teachers, and the long hallway between them This article, one of the keynote addresses at the joint ANZHES conference in December 2008, explores a concept that I call the Great Divide, by which I mean the cultural division between principals and teachers, and between principals and students. Drawing on visual imagery, historical reports, and cultural studies of American schools, I argue that the Great Divide is a historical construction of both administrative practices and representational culture that has led to misunderstandings of the complexity of the school principal’s middle managerial work in the school organisation. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png History of Education Review Emerald Publishing

The great divide: principals, teachers, and the long hallway between them

Kate Rousmaniere
History of Education Review , Volume 38 (2): 11 – Oct 14, 2009
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0819-8691
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Abstract

This article, one of the keynote addresses at the joint ANZHES conference in December 2008, explores a concept that I call the Great Divide, by which I mean the cultural division between principals and teachers, and between principals and students. Drawing on visual imagery, historical reports, and cultural studies of American schools, I argue that the Great Divide is a historical construction of both administrative practices and representational culture that has led to misunderstandings of the complexity of the school principal’s middle managerial work in the school organisation.

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History of Education Review – Emerald Publishing

Published: Oct 14, 2009

Keywords: Teachers; Principals; Students; Education management; School organisation

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