Jerry Bamburg, Ph. D.

Jerry Bamburg, Ph.D., professor and director of the Center of Effective Schools, University of Washington at Seattle, discusses the role of the principal in creating the collective vision of a school. Excerpted from the NCREL monograph, Raising Expectations to Improve Student Learning (NCREL, 1994), by Jerry Bamburg.

"Principals need to create opportunities for teachers to learn about current research and to apply that research in their classrooms in an environment that promotes learning. Perhaps most important of all, principals need to create a climate that promotes risk taking and eliminates the fear of failure. If done successfully, schools will be able to develop a shared vision about what needs to be done and engage in the kinds of activities that are needed to make this shared vision a reality."

This Critical Issue summary was researched and written by Kent Peterson, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Date posted: 1995