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Educational conversation; Invitational conversation; Leading and learning through conversation; Perceptions of conversation; Phenomenography; Principal-Teacher conversations
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A Change Of Heart: A Phenomenographic Study Of Conversation, Marjorie Kay Meckes Conner
A Change Of Heart: A Phenomenographic Study Of Conversation, Marjorie Kay Meckes Conner
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This study investigated the use of a school-level leadership model intended to explore the institutionalization of principal-teacher conversations as a tool in leading and learning. An elementary principal and two teachers at five elementary schools were selected for the study. Over an eight-week time, the principal and each teacher held a series of at least four conversations. The investigator interviewed each of the fifteen participants prior to any conversations, at the mid-point of the conversations and at the conclusion of all conversations. The purposes of this exploratory study were to document participant perceptions of the usefulness and importance of principal-teacher …