ERIC Number: EJ1053924
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 15
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Honouring Roles: The Story of a Principal and a Student
Cranston, Jerome
Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, v22 n1 p41-55 Fall 2012
The importance of the teacher-student relationship in educational practice is well established, as is the idea of principal leadership in relationship to staff. Even though principal leadership is regarded as a factor in student success, the principal's effect is usually assumed to take place via the teaching staff. There is an absence of research about the "lived experience" of direct principal-student relationships that shed lights on the ways in which these relationships play a role in student success and principal transformation. This paper presents two narratives written about a particular set of principal-student interactions experienced by the researcher (principal) and participant (student). The analysis uses a narrative inquiry approach to explore both the individual and collective meanings of this principal-student relationship. The stories and their derived meanings have the potential to enliven and influence educational practice as they explore the subtleties of the principal-student relationship.
Descriptors: Principals, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Administrator Role, Instructional Leadership, Personal Narratives, Student Needs, Student Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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