Leading from the Middle: Vice-Principals in Singapore as Boundary Spanners

Autor/inn/en	Ho, Jeanne; Kang, Trivina; Shaari, Imran
Titel	Leading from the Middle: Vice-Principals in Singapore as Boundary Spanners
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Administration, 59 (2021) 2, S.145-161 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ho, Jeanne) ORCID (Shaari, Imran)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-8234
DOI	10.1108/JEA-05-2020-0123
Schlagwörter	Assistant Principals; Leadership Role; Role Perception; Middle Management; School Administration; Administrative Organization; Elementary Schools; Secondary Schools; Educational Policy; Department Heads; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Foreign Countries; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Principals; Stellvertretende Schulleitung; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Mittlere Führungskraft; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sekundarschule; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Singapur
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine leading from the middle, which is consistent with calls to distribute leadership, while expanding the direction of influence, from the normal top-down to include a bottomup or lateral direction. The paper proposes that the position of the vice-principal enables the role incumbent to lead from the middle as a boundary spanner. The research question was what leadership from the middle looks like for vice-principals. Design/methodology/approach: The study consisted of interviews of 28 vice-principals and 10 principals. A mixed case and theme-oriented strategy was adapted, with member checking with each vice-principal. Findings: The findings indicate that in leading from the middle, vice-principals play boundary spanning roles of connecting, translating and brokering: (1) connecting between organisational levels, (2) translating between vision/direction and actualisation, (3) connecting between middle managers and (4) brokering and translating between the ministry and the school. Originality/value: Leading from the middle is a nascent concept which is worth exploring, given the complexity of educational systems with multiple ecological levels, and the need for leadership to create coherence between the levels. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01