Images of Principals on Television and in the Movies

Surveys over 20 television programs and films depicting school principals, finding three distinct views of the principal: the authoritarian, the bureaucrat, and the "numbskull." Suggests that the theory and practice of administration should be reconceptualized based on an "ethic of ca...

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Published in:The Clearing house 1997-07, Vol.70 (6), p.295-297
Main Author: Glanz, Jeffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authoritarianism
Cultural studies
Discipline Problems
Educational administration
Educational Attitudes
Educational Research
Elementary Secondary Education
High School Graduates
Individual Needs
Mass Media Role
Motion pictures
Movies
Perceptions
Popular culture
Principals
Professional Identity
School Administration
School principals
Supervisors
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Television
Television programs
Television Research
Television studies
Television viewing
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Summary:Surveys over 20 television programs and films depicting school principals, finding three distinct views of the principal: the authoritarian, the bureaucrat, and the "numbskull." Suggests that the theory and practice of administration should be reconceptualized based on an "ethic of caring." (SR)
ISSN:0009-8655
1939-912X
DOI:10.1080/00098655.1997.10543528