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Education podcast: The bond of trust between principals and teachers in schools

In this third episode of the From Nuance to Education podcast, Marc-André Girard discusses a subject that is both essential and little known: the importance of the bond of trust between the principal and the teaching staff of a school. How important is it to the daily operations of the school? How can principals build this relationship and, more importantly, maintain it?
Marc-André Girard
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For this third episode of the podcast Nuance in educationIn his book, Marc-André Girard discusses a subject that is both essential and little known: the importance of the bond of trust between the principal and the teaching staff of a school. How important is this relationship in the daily operations of the school? How can principals build this relationship and, more importantly, maintain it? How does credibility play a key role in building and maintaining teachers' trust in their principal? 

This episode is also a preamble to the next one, which will address the issue of shared instructional leadership. 

References 

Balyer, A. (2017). Trust in School Principals: Teachers' Opinions. Journal of Education and Learning, 6(2). 317-325.

Brossard, L. (1991). L'éducation est un lieu de la parole tenue - Entrevue avec Philippe Meirieu. Revue Vie pédagogique, 74 (September-October), 4-8.

Holland, W. R. (1997). The High School Principal and Barriers to Change: The Need for Principal Credibility. NASSP Bulletin, 81(585), 94-98.

Lauzon, N. & Bégin, S. (2007). Developing a Strategy to Enhance School Principal Credibility. In S. Donahoo & R. C. Hunter (Eds.), Teaching Leaders to Lead Teachers (pp. 161-177). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

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About the Author

Marc-André Girard
Marc-André Girard
Marc-André Girard holds a bachelor's degree in social studies education (1999), a master's degree in history education (2003), a master's degree in education management (2013) and a doctorate in education (2022). He specializes in school-based change management and educational leadership. He is also interested in the 21st century competencies to be developed in education. He is a principal in a public high school and gives conferences on educational leadership, pedagogical approaches, change in schools and the professionalization of teaching. He has participated in educational expeditions in France, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Morocco. In September 2014, he published the book "Le changement en milieu scolaire québécois" with Éditions Reynald Goulet and, in 2019, he published a trilogy on the 21st century school with the same publisher. He is a frequent contributor to L'École branchée on educational issues. He is very involved in everything that surrounds the professional development of teachers and principals as well as the integration of ICT in education. In March 2016, he received a CHAPO award from AQUOPS for his overall involvement. He is a recipient of the Régent-Fortin 2022 scholarship awarded by ADERAE for the significant contribution of his doctoral studies to the development of practice and knowledge in educational administration.
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