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Democratic School Leadership: Perceptions and Practices - Couverture souple

Jwan, Julius

 
9783843361965: Democratic School Leadership: Perceptions and Practices
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3843361967 ISBN 13 : 9783843361965
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The need for democratic school leadership is becoming increasingly important in many countries as one way of fostering democratic society. Without a more democratic system of education the development of a democratic society is unlikely to occur thus, the need for schools to nurture democratic citizens. This book explores school principals', teachers' and students' perceptions of democratic school leadership and how these perceptions inform practices in schools. The book is based on a compressed ethnographic case study conducted in secondary schools in Kenya. The study adopted the interpretive-constructivists methodological paradigm. The findings reveal that while the perceptions were based on the ?rational' reasoning about democracy, most practices in the schools were not consistent with these perceptions and appeared embedded in the cultural orientations of the communities within which the schools were located. With its detailed coverage of the research process, democracy, social justice & culture, this book is suitable for researchers, postgraduate students, educational policy makers and anyone else who intends to interrogate issues of democracy and school leadership.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The need for democratic school leadership is becoming increasingly important in many countries as one way of fostering democratic society. Without a more democratic system of education the development of a democratic society is unlikely to occur thus, the need for schools to nurture democratic citizens. This book explores school principals', teachers' and students' perceptions of democratic school leadership and how these perceptions inform practices in schools. The book is based on a compressed ethnographic case study conducted in secondary schools in Kenya. The study adopted the interpretive-constructivists methodological paradigm. The findings reveal that while the perceptions were based on the ?rational' reasoning about democracy, most practices in the schools were not consistent with these perceptions and appeared embedded in the cultural orientations of the communities within which the schools were located. With its detailed coverage of the research process, democracy, social justice & culture, this book is suitable for researchers, postgraduate students, educational policy makers and anyone else who intends to interrogate issues of democracy and school leadership.

Biographie de l'auteur

Julius O.Jwan holds a PhD in Educational Leadership & Management and MSc in Research Methods (The Open University,UK).He also has a MPhil in Education Communication & Management (NLA,Bergen,Norway) and a MPhil in Linguistics (Moi University, Kenya).He is a Senior Lecturer of Leadership & Management and Research Methods at Moi University, Kenya.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3843361967
ISBN 13 
9783843361965
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
244
Coordonnées du fabricant
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