Representing embodiment and the policy implementing principal using photovoice

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature on the many dimensions of the principal's positionality by using a unique research approach to link the experiences of the policy implementing principal to embodiment.Design methodology approach - The researchers employed a...

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Published in:Journal of educational administration 2012-09, Vol.50 (6), p.817-844
Main Authors: Werts, Amanda B., Brewer, Curtis A., Mathews, Sarah A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Administrator Role
Educational Administration
Educational Change
Educational Environment
Educational leadership
Elementary Schools
Governance
High Schools
Instructional Leadership
Interviews
Photography
Policy Analysis
Principals
School Administration
School districts
School environment
School Policy
School principals
South Carolina
Studies
Urban Schools
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature on the many dimensions of the principal's positionality by using a unique research approach to link the experiences of the policy implementing principal to embodiment.Design methodology approach - The researchers employed a form of critical policy analysis that utilized photovoice to examine the experience of two principals in South Carolina, USA.Findings - The findings suggest that these two principals do feel, beyond a cognitive emotional level, the experiences of being the policy implementing principal, where the multiple physically imprinted identities typified one principal's experiences and the highly entropic world of her high school causes another principal to physically and metaphorically integrate situations into her physiology.Originality value - In this paper, the authors are able to expand discussions of the principals' engagement with policy by using a unique theoretical and methodological approach.
ISSN:0957-8234
1758-7395
DOI:10.1108/09578231211264702