Twenty women who are mothers and primary school headteachers were interviewed regarding their understanding of the self and how this interacts with the role of parent and professional. The data are read as an illustration of dialogic identities where the self is in constant negotiation regarding how to position as mother and as headteacher, and…

Teacher's work and workload have been major factors in the recruitment, retention and revitalization of the profession. In January 2003 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) launched a major reform known as remodelling, by which the work-life balance would be improved by freeing teachers up to teach, and using other members of the…

Government policy assumes that modernization and remodelling will be effective as external intervention mechanisms to improve job satisfaction. Based on data collected as part of the evaluation of the "Transforming the School Workforce Pathfinder Project", an argument is presented here which suggests that internal management models may be more…

Proposes and extensively discusses six topologies to help understand the who, what, where, and why of knowledge production (research) in school leadership: producers, positions, provinces, practices, processes, and perspectives. (Contains 6 tables and 60 references.) (PKP)

Presents 10 short accounts of Birmingham, England, administrators each talking about an area of professional practices, such as senior management teams in transition, managing change, professional development of middle managers. Includes critical analysis of these accounts. (Contains 42 references.)(PKP)