Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to increase the knowledge of principals' professional development (PD) by focusing on the arrangements that shape a PD practice initiated to enhance principals' instructional leadership.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper draws on findings from a three-year PD initiative in a Swedish school district. The data consist of field notes and semi-structured interviews with principals and managers. Theoretically, the paper takes its starting point in the theory of practice architectures and the cultural-discursive, material-economic and social-political arrangements that shape practices.

Findings

Practices for principals' PD require a fine balance to prevent the perception of hierarchical control. Designated time, common artifacts and external expertise are arrangements of practice that enable principals' PD. High expectations and relations between principals and managers both enable and constrain principals' PD. As trustful relations are of particular importance, the implication for managers and others organizing for principals' PD is to make sure that collaborative work settings also become a natural way of working for principals. As building relations takes time, a longer time perspective is also recommended.

Practical implications

The findings have practical implications for educational leaders responsible for organizing PD practices for principals in any context.

Originality/value

This paper adopts a practice theory approach to its study of principals' PD and provide an elaborated illustration of arrangements that enable and constrain principals' PD in collegial settings.

中文翻译：

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一种增强校长教学领导能力的专业发展实践——促进和约束安排

目的

本文的目的是通过关注塑造 PD 实践的安排来增加校长的专业发展 (PD) 知识，该实践旨在增强校长的教学领导能力。

设计/方法/方法

该论文借鉴了瑞典学区一项为期三年的 PD 计划的结果。数据包括现场笔记和对校长和经理的半结构化访谈。从理论上讲，本文的出发点是实践架构理论以及塑造实践的文化-话语、物质-经济和社会-政治安排。

发现

校长的 PD 实践需要很好的平衡，以防止产生等级控制的感觉。指定的时间、共同的工件和外部专业知识是实现校长 PD 的实践安排。校长和经理之间的高期望和关系既可以实现也可以限制校长的 PD。由于信任关系特别重要，因此组织负责人 PD 的经理和其他人的含义是确保协作工作环境也成为校长的自然工作方式。由于建立关系需要时间，因此还建议使用更长的时间视角。

实际影响

这些发现对负责在任何情况下为校长组织 PD 实践的教育领导者都有实际意义。

原创性/价值

本文采用实践理论方法研究校长的 PD，并详细说明了在大学环境中启用和限制校长 PD 的安排。