An insight into elementary principalship in Cyprus: the teachers’ perspective
International Journal of Educational Management
ISSN: 0951-354X
Article publication date: 1 October 1999
Abstract
Explores the perceptions of elementary school teachers regarding their principals and their leadership styles. The underlying and guiding) assumption for this project was that the effectiveness of a leader mainly depended on how others view him/her as a leader. As indicated in the results, teachers have a positive attitude towards their principals in general, but there are some areas where principals need to improve, such as, personnel management and professional growth and development. Furthermore, the bureaucratic and highly centralized structure of the Cyprus educational system proved to be ineffective and should be abandoned. Principals must be given motives for self‐improvement.
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Citation
Pashiardis, P. and Orphanou, S. (1999), "An insight into elementary principalship in Cyprus: the teachers’ perspective", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 13 No. 5, pp. 241-251. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513549910286594
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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