Head teacher perspectives on their changing role in TAFE NSW
There has been a strong research focus in recent years on the changing role of vocational education and training (VET) practitioners (for example Harris, Simmons and Clayton 2005, Mitchell 2008) and the need for new leadership qualities at various management levels in VET (for example Callan, Mitchell, Clayton and Smith 2008, Mulcahy 2004). This paper reports on a research study which focuses on the head teacher role in TAFE NSW. Previous research has suggested that head teachers, known sometimes as 'frontline managers', occupy a key role as 'discourse brokers' at the interface between managem... Show more
Authors: Black, Stephen
Published: Crows Nest, New South Wales, AVETRA, 2009
Resource type: Conference paper
Physical description: 17 p.
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