The Principal as the Key Socialising Agent for the Vice-Principal

What is it about?

This article examines how principals socially construct the leadership roles of principals and vice-principals in Singapore and what factors influenced the principal’s shaping of this leadership configuration.

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Why is it important?

The study highlights the principals’ role as a community in reproducing the type of vice principals that the system values, raising a concern that bounded empowerment limits the leadership and growth of vice-principals.