英文摘要 |
This research takes the form of a single case study exploring the high school principal's role of curriculum leadership in the context of High-Scope Project. In-depth interview was conducted with members participating the school project including the school principal, 3 school teachers and one professor form the partner university. Data analysis was conducted following the framework by Sergiovanni. The result shows that the core values held by the principal was the bottom-up growth of curriculum creativity and change and the construction of mutually benefiting partnership with the university. The role of high school principal in curriculum leadership can be summarized as 5 main dimensions. In terms of the dimension of technical leader, the principal should play the role of manager and advocator for curriculum development; as for the dimension of human leadership, the role of motivator, supporter and servant; as regard to the dimension of educational leadership, the role of professional, coordinator, and evaluator; for the symbolic dimension, advocator and prophet of school vision and curriculum objectives; in the dimension of cultural leadership, the implementer of idea and founder of curriculum professional culture. Based on our findings, suggestion is provided for principals who takes the role of curriculum leadership in school-university partnership. |