Abstract:
The study reported in this paper represents the first phase of a broader inquiry into the socializing influences experienced by individuals who decide to pursue a school leadership role. While the data and initial findings reported here are based on the experiences of educators from the Northwest Territories in Canada, parallel studies are currently being conducted in several Canadian provinces by the OISE Centre for Leadership Development and in Western Australia through the Centre for Educational Leadership. The long term goal of this set of studies is to enhance the contribution of socialization experiences to the development of instructional leadership.