How heads of science departments within international baccalaureate diploma schools show their instructional leadership role
Author(s)
Advisor
Sands, Margaret K.Date
2015Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
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Abstract
Heads of science departments in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
schools in Ankara were interviewed in order to analyse their instructional leadership
role with regard to developing and implementing the curriculum, supervision of the
curriculum; and to analyse obstacles during curriculum implementation. The
participants of this study are nine heads of science departments who work at
International Baccalaureate schools in Ankara. An interview guide prepared by the
researcher was utilized to analyse the instructional leadership role of the heads of
science departments.
The data gathered by voice recording and note taking was transcribed and analysed
by content analysis method. The study found that heads of science departments in IB
DP schools understood their instructional leadership role and seemed to perform it
well.
Keywords
Instructional leadershipTeachers’ leadership
Heads of departments’ instructional leadership