Embracing Work Passion: Perspectives of Filipino Principals and School Heads

• In Event: 32.021 - The Changing Nature of School Principals' Work: An International Perspective

Abstract

This article provides grounded principles regarding what principals and school heads actually do to find their own sense of purpose and personal happiness. The indigenous perspective of Filipino school leadership reported in this article also highlights the existence of alternative leadership practices that could be outside the usual Western frameworks. Finally, this article could encourage and guide other school administrators regardless of race, gender, religion, and other personal circumstances to consider work passion in their pursuit to sustainable professional excellence.

Author

• Jerome Trisene Buenviaje, University of the Philippines