Analyzing the School Principal’s Role in Teacher Professional Development

Abstract

This article determined and analyzed the school principal’s roles in teacher professional development.  This short research study was conducted to investigate the way in which principal’s coach and mentor teachers’ professional learning at the school level of primary schools in Bhutan. Using the narrative-survey method, the finding reveals that, in general, a teacher should provide constant and timely coaching and monitoring, grant autonomy to make decisions, need to meet local needs and promote teamwork. Moreover, the principal should play a major role in involving teachers in leading, planning, encouraging, implementing, and evaluating.