Which Standards to Follow? The Plurality of Conventions of French Principals Within the School Organization

Romuald Normand (2025) Education Science, 15(8), 998, pp. 1-18. Open access Abstract. This study examines the moral agency of French secondary school headteachers through the lens of the theory of conventions. Using qualitative data from interviews with fifteen headteachers involved in professional development, this study explores how these leaders justify their practices within a centralized, bureaucratic, and hierarchical education system. It identifies a variety of conventions—civic, dome...

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Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)
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2025-09-03
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https://doi.org/10.58079/14ktv
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Which Standards to Follow? The Plurality of Conventions of French Principals Within the School Organization

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Which Standards to Follow? The Plurality of Conventions of French Principals Within the School Organization

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Romuald Normand (2025) Education Science, 15(8), 998, pp. 1-18. Open access Abstract. This study examines the moral agency of French secondary school headteachers through the lens of the theory of conventions. Using qualitative data from interviews with fifteen headteachers involved in professional development, this study explores how these leaders justify their practices within a centralized, bureaucratic, and hierarchical education system. It identifies a variety of conventions—civic, dome...

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