Exploring the Role of School Principal for Social Responsibility in the Test-Oriented Educational Context

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Abstract

This study explores school principals' experiences in building social responsibility to answer the three research questions: what are the roles of a school principal in creating a social responsibility in leading school change? What might social responsibility look like in the 21st century? How does social responsibility extend to ecological responsibility? A generic qualitative research design was employed to analyze the author's knowledge, experience, field notes, document, observation, and reflexivity of working with school principals (n=12) from 2012 to 2020 in China through critical theory. Findings showed that school principals advocate social responsibility for building peace, trust, honesty, and justice in education. It also offered a theoretical framework for creating a learning community with practical implications.

Authors

• Wei Zhang, Western Michigan University

• Tetyana S. Koshmanova, Western Michigan University