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Principals under pressure : the growing crisis
- Title
- Principals under pressure : the growing crisis / Alexander W. Wiseman.
- Author
- Wiseman, Alexander W., 1968-
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | LB2831.62 .W58 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 148 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Principals under Pressure: The Growing Crisis examines the increasing peril for American principals - of becoming victims of growing U.S. accountability policies, of buying in to the hype about their own influence over their schools, and of becoming absolute rulers in a largely democratic educational system. Being a principal is not about taking personal charge as much as it is about assembling and directing an excellent team and providing trusted team members with the resources and opportunities to do their best work. Invisibility, or "leading from behind," is one of the best characteristics of many good principals."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-144) and index.
- Contents
- I: The American school principal crisis -- Getting a perspective on principals -- Expectations for American school principals -- American principals in a global context -- 2: Questioning conventional wisdom -- The leadership dilemma -- Are principals instructional leaders? -- Are principals accountable for school performance? -- Are principals public servants? -- 3: New ways of thinking about principals -- The new institutionalism in schools -- The complexity of school principals' work -- Why school principals do what they do -- The mixed school principal model -- Averting the crisis.
- ISBN
- 1578861837
- 9781578861835
- LCCN
- 2004014213
- OCLC
- ocm55737952
- 55737952
- SCSB-8905200
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library