An evaluation of a professional development model for primary school administrators

Better Schools advocated a decentralisation in the administrative structure and a devolution of responsibilities within Western Australian education system. One outcome was the establishment of twenty nine school districts in 1987. Since then, these districts have faced the problem of providing for the professional development needs of their primary school principals. In response to this situation different districts have developed different models for the training and development of principals. This research evaluates, as a case study, a particular model developed in one of the districts. To help preserve the anonymity of the district chosen, it is referred to throughout the study under the fictitious name of the Fairmont district. The evaluation centres around the question: From the view point of meeting corporate managerial needs, is there justification for the continued use of the Fairmont model? To answer this question, the study focuses only on primary school principals in the district.

Grantor dc:publisher

Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia

Year dc:date

1993

Author dc:creator

• McGowan, Wayne S.

• School administrators
• In-service training
• Western Australia
• Evaluation
• Primary school principals
• In-service training evaluation.
• Teacher Education and Professional Development

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1141

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-2142