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The Role Of The Primary School Principal In Developing Student Leadership, Gregory Hine, Shane D. Lavery
The Role Of The Primary School Principal In Developing Student Leadership, Gregory Hine, Shane D. Lavery
Shane D Lavery
The development of student leadership potential is an important issue to investigate (Archard, 2009; Hine, 2013; McNae, 2011). Yet to date, little research efforts have focussed on student leadership development programs within primary schools (K - 6). This research examined three aspects of student leadership within eight Catholic primary schools in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia. These aspects included the principals’ understanding of the term ‘student leadership’, their perception of the most appropriate form of student leadership in Catholic schools, and how they envisaged their role within a student leadership program. Qualitative data were collected through the exercise of semi-structured interviews …
Catholic School Principals: Promoting Student Leadership, Shane D. Lavery, Gregory S. C. Hine
Catholic School Principals: Promoting Student Leadership, Shane D. Lavery, Gregory S. C. Hine
Shane D Lavery
Adolescents possess enormous leadership potential. They are tomorrow’s leaders in the workplace, the family, the community, and in government. Increasingly, schools have taken on the significant responsibility of nurturing leadership in young people. Schools are, as van Linden and Fertman (1998) have noted, “hotbeds of leadership development” (p. 224). This article explores the role and function of the secondary school principal in developing student leadership. Specifically, eight principals of secondary schools in Perth, Western Australia were interviewed about their vision of student leadership and what they saw their role as in promoting student leadership at their schools. As a prelude, …
Student Leadership In Catholic Schools: A Matter Of Service!, Gregory Hine, Shane D. Lavery
Student Leadership In Catholic Schools: A Matter Of Service!, Gregory Hine, Shane D. Lavery
Shane D Lavery
Schools are elementary breeding grounds for student leadership development. School principals, by virtue of their standing in their school, have a pivotal role in facilitating student leadership development initiative s. In essence, they are stewards of student leadership (Lavery & Hine, 2012). This paper examines the notion of student leadership from the standpoint of eight Catholic secondary school principals. It initially explores their perception of the ethos underpinning student leadership. On this point, all principals posited that servant leadership must be the overarching model informing student leadership. The paper then investigates those ways these principals perceived student leadership functioning in …