INCUMBENCY PHASE IN HEADSHIP: A Study of Four Headteachers in West Midlands, England

Bishen Singh, Gurcharan (2011) INCUMBENCY PHASE IN HEADSHIP: A Study of Four Headteachers in West Midlands, England. Jurnal Pengurusan Dan Kepimpinan Pendidikan, 21 (01). pp. 101-111. ISSN 1511-4147

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Abstract

A growing number of international researchers suggest that teachers are deterred to apply for headship (Thomson and Blackbore, 2006). In light of this leadership ‘crisis’, this study attempts to gather some insights into the important influences headteachers perceive in the incumbency phase of their career and aims to contribute to the existing knowledge on understanding headteachers’ lives and careers. In this study, the experiences of headteachers are sought to draw on the existing theoretical framework by Ribbins (2003). The underlying research paradigm in this study is of the qualitative/interpretive nature; using survey methodology to gather data through the interview method. The findings suggest that the influences as perceived by the headteachers in their incumbency phase concurred substantially with the literature and Ribbins’s (2003) model. The finding, however, unfurled some alternative views and to what seems like a gap in the referred model. The conclusion, apart from highlighting the alternative views and suggestion for future studies, put forth some practical issues from the experience of conducting this study.

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