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Wright, Noeline – 2002
This research is a narrative analysis based on an investigation into the professional lives of heads of English Departments (HODs) in three New Zealand secondary schools. The main data collection methods of interviews and observations used in this study fall within an interpretive paradigm. While HODs play a pivotal role in secondary schools,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Department Heads, Educational Change, English Departments
Smith, Iain; And Others – CORE, 1979
A survey of science and English teachers in 10 Scottish secondary schools indicated a complex relationship between a teacher's identity as a subject expert, subject department boundaries, and authority relationships. Teachers felt they had little influence on general school policies. (f=fiche numbers). (CP)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Department Heads