Narrative Research on the Professional Development of Rural School Principals:A Case Study of Three School Principals in Shangrao City,Jiangxi Province
As professionals contributing to the development of rural basic education,school principals play a decisive role in the professionalization of rural education.Enhancing the professional competence of rural school principals is beneficial for the further implementation of the rural revitalization strategy.In order to objectively depict the difficul-ties and challenges faced by rural school principals in their professional development,the study employed a"purposive sampling"method to investigate school principals from three rural schools in Shangrao City,Jiangxi Province.The re-search revealed that constrained by factors such as manpower,resources,student sources,and culture,rural school principals face challenges in areas such as planning school development,leading curriculum teaching,guiding teacher professional development,optimizing internal management,and adapting to external environments.In these aspects,they often find themselves willing but lacking in capability.The study suggests that the government can address the is-sues of inadequate teaching staff and insufficient teaching facilities in rural schools by increasing investment in educa-tional resources,ensuring education funding,and providing career development opportunities for rural teachers.Sim-ultaneously,it is recommended that educational administrative departments supplement relevant theoretical modules in principal training programs to fill the theoretical gaps of rural school principals.Principals themselves need to pos-sess a vision for planning school development,cultivate an awareness of nurturing culture,acquire knowledge in lead-ing curriculum teaching,demonstrate the ability to guide teacher professional development,and maintain the sensitiv-ity to policies for optimizing internal school management.They should actively seek social resources to promote the mutual development of students and the school.
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