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THE PREMISE THAT
TRIGGERED THIS RESEARCH
WAS THAT THERE WERE
LIKELY SIMILARITIES IN THE
CAREERS OF SUCCESSFUL HEAD
TEACHING PROFESSIONALS
IN TERMS OF THE:
• Roles held
• Educa on a ained
• Support received
• Experiences faced
• Mindset or approach followed
If these similari es could be uncovered, this informa on would be beneficial to help-
ing aspiring Teaching Professionals accelerate their careers, as well as help to guide the
educa onal programming of the PGA of Canada.
The survey and interview results have indeed found consistent pa erns in the ways
successful Head Teaching Professionals have navigated through their careers.
The following sec on draws almost exclusively from the 10 interviews conducted and
highlights five career-accelera on strategies which emerged from these conversa ons.
