Analysis of the tasks of school principals in secondary education in Catalonia: Case study

Georgeta Ion, Marina Tomàs, Diego Castro, Esther Salat

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Abstract

© 2015 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. School principals have important jobs. To achieve a better understanding of their working lives, this chapter uses the professional diary and timetabling data of all the secondary School Principals, from schools in the Sant Cugat area of Catalonia, Spain. It begins by describing the context of the Catalonian educational system, its leadership and managerial model from a double perspective: on the one hand, the normative requirements; and on the other, the "day-to-day" tasks. The authors adopt a qualitative methodology. The analysis of the school principals' diaries and timetables was conducted over the course of one month (November 2013). The results permit us to relate the day-to-day tasks of the school principal to those tasks identified in the local and national school regulations and in the Education Law. This examination will lead to a better understanding of how the distribution of their activities and their time management is related to these requirements.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationMultidimensional Perspectives on Principal Leadership Effectiveness
Place of PublicationHershey (PA) (US)
Pages39-58
Number of pages20
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9781466665927
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Oct 2014

Publication series

NameAdvances in educational marketing, administration, and leadership book series

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