Leaders Enabling Teachers to Collaborate Across Academic Disciplines: Essential Roles of a School Leader

The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how one secondary school principal created the necessary conditions for teachers to engage in interdisciplinary teaching that led to the inclusion of health-related skills and professions in all academic disciplines. Students expected cross-curricular connections during daily lessons. Teachers required sustained opportunities to learn about interdisciplinary teaching, as well as to understand how to integrate health-related skills and professions into their respective academic disciplines. Guidance and support provided by the school principal served as a catalyst for instructional change.