The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the curriculum coordinator in selected independent girls' schools in relation to Schwab's (1983) model and to elaborate his theory in practice. Three curriculum coordinators were asked to participate in this study, the methodology of which involved diary keeping and interviews based on the program used by Wood (1992) in the professional development of senior staff. The general findings of the study supported the usefulness of Schwab's model and proposed a typology of leadership styles of curriculum deliberation showing its relationship to management and policy determination in the school.