School Principals and Change Processes in the Secondary School
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secondary schools, school principals, curriculum change, educational change, 4Mat system, school improvementRésumé
La plupart des recherches sur le rôle du directeur d'école dans les changements pédagogiques apportés en classe ont trait à l'école primaire. Cet article présente le rôle de directeurs de grandes écoles secondaires urbaines dans l'implantation de modifications de programmes au niveau des classes. On y étudie le cas de trois directeurs d'écoles secondaires d'un même district qui ont introduit un nouveau système d'enseignement. L'article fait état des événements formels et informels qui ont eu une incidence sur l'implantation de ce système pendant une période de deux ans. Les objectifs des trois directeurs, les stratégies adoptées par ces derniers, les oppositions et les appuis au système, le rôle des enseignants et du personnel du district ainsi que l'impact général du changement sur les trois écoles ont tous influencé les résultats. Nous suggérons huit lectures de ces événements, qui montrent toutes qu'il est à la fois possible et complexe d'implanter des changements de programmes au secondaire.
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