Summarizes two Israeli case studies concerning an internal curriculum coordinator functioning as a school staff member and an external curriculum coordinator delegated by a national project. The schools had similar (participative) educational philosophies. Studies highlighted the principal-coordinator relationship, personal factors affecting the…

Principals' perceived investment in responsibility is not equivalent to their expected returns in authority. There are discrepancies between teachers' and supervisors' perceptions of principals' authority and responsibility, as well as discrepancies between teachers and supervisors, and between them and principals. (Author/IRT)

Thirty-five teachers (20 females and 15 males) from a total of 60 were chosen via random sample to answer a closed-end questionnaire. The role-statements were obtained from the official Israeli document listing the 19 roles of the headteacher. The questionnaire examined the following questions in relation to the gender of the teachers: (1) To what…