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This narrative inquiry documents how a Filipino secondary school principal, lacking formal academic preparation in school management, nonetheless surfaces serendipitous language of principalship through reflective practice. 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It serves as the fulcrum of one’s practice which eventually leads to seeing the light and appreciating the serendipity of principalship. While explicit knowledge abounds in the literature and is communicated in professional development programs, the role of the principals’tacit knowledge derived from their experiences, day-to-day dealings with the school’s stakeholders, observations, insights, and reflections are vital inputs in understanding the dynamics of school principalship.  \nThis narrative inquiry is an attempt to capture the tacit knowledge of a Filipino secondary school principal whose experiences were limited by the absence of a formal academic preparation in school management but illumined by her leadership reflective space (LRS) which enabled her to surface the serendipitous language of  \nprincipalship.  \nKeywords: tacit knowledge, meaning-making, serendipity, leadership reflective space (LRS), Filipino principal  \nIntroduction  \nWhile previous studies have explained the pivotal role of principals in ensuring school effectiveness (Hausman, Crow,& Sperry, 2000; Su, Adams, & Mininberg; 2000; Hallinger, 1992; Kruger, 1996), success (Portin, 2000) and superior operations (McGough, 2003), the road to principalship remains an interesting, dynamic and serendipitous area for empirical investigation. Considering the impact of global forces on education vis-à-vis the changing landscape of education across the globe, Pounder and Merill (2001) aver  \nAllan B. de Guzman, UST Center for Educational Research and Development, Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines; Sr. Ma. Lirio Tan Lagrimas Guillermo, A.R., Sacred Theology, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines.  \nCorrespondence concerning this article should be addressed to Allan [B. de](B. de) Guzman, UST Center for Educational Research and Development Room 201 Thomas Aquinas Research Complex, España, Manila, Philippines (1008) . e-mail: abdeguzman@mnl. [ust.edu.ph](ust.edu.ph)  \nthat the role of principals particularly in the secondary level has become increasingly complex and demanding, thus making the position an enduring feature of schools (Gurr, Drysdale, & Mulford, 2006) .  \nThrough the years, the role of a principal has evolved from managerial to leadership functions. Today, the principal is viewed as a leader charged with the function of initiating change by raising the level of expectations for both teachers and students (Tschannen-Moran & Gareis, 2004); developing a caring community in the school (Sergiovanni, 1999); exercising effective instructional leadership (Gurr, Drysdale,& Mulford, 2006; Schutte & Hackmann, 2006), site baseddecision-making (Whitaker, 2003); and spending more time with parents and community (Kochan, Spencer, Matthews, 2000), among others. These roles have situated the principal in a context where his capability and cope-ability skills are tested. These skills are assumed to be contributory to what Dinham (2005) calls as the upward cycle of success. The extent to which these two skills are evidenced in the day-today functioning of the principal, depends in great measure, on a certain number of factors, which, according to a grounded  \nThe Serendipity of Principalship  \nstudy by Dinham in 2005, include the following: external awareness and engagement, bias toward innovation and action, personal qualities and relationships, vision, expectations and a culture of success, teacher learning, responsibility and trust, student support, common purpose and collaboration and focus on students, learning and teaching. The way these variables are observed is said to be co","cbCaisVRhEVtUMit","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisVRhEVtUMit","pdf",212959,"English","# Introduction\n## Principalship and the need for meaning-making\n## Tacit knowledge and reflective space\n## Role evolution and context-specific factors","[{\"question\":\"What role does meaning-making play in principalship according to the text?\",\"answer\":\"Meaning-making serves as a fulcrum for principal practice, helping principals see the light and appreciate the serendipity of principalship.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study describe the importance of tacit knowledge?\",\"answer\":\"Tacit knowledge derived from daily dealings, observations, insights, and reflections is presented as a vital input for understanding the dynamics of school principalship.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is leadership reflective space (LRS) significant in the inquiry?\",\"answer\":\"LRS enables the principal to surface the serendipitous language of principalship through a leadership reflective space that supports reflective thinking and revisiting inputs and processes.\"}]","The Serendipity of Principalship - Meaning-Making of a Filipino Secondary School Principal | PDF",1792073895]