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Professional development of school principals: how do experienced school leaders make sense of their professional learning?
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Education.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3481-1648
2023 (English)In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, ISSN 1741-1432, E-ISSN 1741-1440Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
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A growing body of research has emphasised the importance of school leadership for quality improvement in schools, which reinforces the importance of school leaders’ continuous profes- sional development in working life. However, less is known about the professional development of experienced principals. Against this background, the purpose of this study is to examine experi- enced school leaders’ sense-making of their professional learning in relation to their professional development. Drawing on sense-making theory, a qualitative case study design was adopted, and data consisted of semi-structured interviews, and course evaluations. Qualitative content analysis was performed using the Atlas 6.2 software tool. The findings showed that important sense-mak- ing for the principals related to the value of continuous professional learning and interactions with professional peers, and professional learning implications. This qualitative Swedish study can be seen as a contribution to experienced principals’ professional learning, as the professional devel- opment of experienced principals is under-researched.

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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-48109DOI: 10.1177/17411432231168235ISI: 000970612100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85152371924OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-48109DiVA, id: diva2:1749940
Available from: 2023-04-12 Created: 2023-04-12 Last updated: 2023-05-05Bibliographically approved

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