The Micropolitical Orientation of Teachers toward Closed School Principals
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Education and Urban Society
- Vol. 23 (4) , 356-378
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0013124591023004002
Abstract
Basically my principal is a fascist. He is impersonal and distant. His attitude is that teachers exist to serve the PR needs of the administration, not necessarily the needs of the students. His goals: grease the squeaky wheels, keep the community off his back. He is receptive to ideas only if they fit into the framework.... Minimize his problems and you will be left alone.... I try to keep him in check.... I do not visit with him. I do not socialize with him. I do not tell him of any school or personal problems.Keywords
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