Leadership identity in a small island developing state
The Jamaican context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11920709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Floyd (0000-0002-2008-7831, University of Reading, corresponding author), Carol Fuller (0000-0002-3816-5068, University of Reading) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 251-271 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03057925.2014.936365 |
| OpenAlex | W2056707875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
While the role of leadership in improving schools is attracting more worldwide attention, there is a need for more research investigating leaders’ experiences in different national contexts. Using focus-group and semi-structured interview data, this paper explores the background, identities and experiences of a small group of Jamaican school leaders who were involved in a leadership development programme. By drawing on the concepts of culture, socialisation and identity, the paper examines how the participants’ journeys of becoming and being school leaders are influenced by national-level societal and cultural issues, experienced at a local level. The findings suggest that in becoming school leaders, the participants perceived that they had a strong sense of agency in attempting to change the social structures within the institutions they lead and in the surrounding local communities, which in turn, they hope, will have a lasting effect on the nation as a whole
Agency (philosophy · Context (archaeology · Educational leadership · Focus group · Geography · Identity (music · Leadership development · Leadership style · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Shared leadership · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Education Systems and Policy · Gender Studies · Parental Involvement in Education
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |