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Understanding the principalship : metaphorical themes, 1920s-1990s

Title
Understanding the principalship : metaphorical themes, 1920s-1990s / Lynn G. Beck and Joseph Murphy ; foreword by Thomas J. Sergiovanni.
Author
Beck, Lynn G.
Publication
New York : Teachers College Press, ©1993.

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Additional Authors
Murphy, Joseph, 1949-
Description
xii, 257 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Geschichte 1920-1990
  • School principals
  • School management and organization
  • Metaphor > History > 20th century
  • principals (educators)
  • Metaphor
  • Metapher
  • Schulleitung
  • Onderwijsmanagement
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-243) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Thomas J. Sergiovanni -- Ch. 1. Using a Metaphorical Perspective. Development of This Study. Metaphorical Analysis as a Path to Understanding. Metaphorical Study in Educational Administration. Conclusion -- Ch. 2. The 1920s and the 1930s. The Twenties. Dominant Metaphorical Themes. Dominant Tone of the Metaphors: Optimistic. Dominant Values. The Principal's Relationship to Others. Standards for Evaluation. The Thirties. Dominant Metaphorical Themes. Dominant Tone of the Metaphors: Practical. Dominant Values. The Principal's Relationship to Others. Standards for Evaluation. Conclusion -- Ch. 3. The 1940s. Dominant Metaphorical Themes. Dominant Tones of the Metaphors. Dominant Values. The Principal's Relationship to Others. Standards for Evaluation. Conclusion -- Ch. 4. The 1950s. Dominant Metaphorical Themes. Dominant Tones of the Metaphors. Dominant Values. The Principal's Relationship to Others. Standards for Evaluation. Conclusion -- Ch. 5. The 1960s. Dominant Metaphorical Themes. Dominant Tone of the Metaphors: Technical. Dominant Values: Uniformity and Standardization. The Principal's Relationship to Others. Standards for Evaluation. Conclusion -- Ch. 6. The 1970s. Dominant Metaphorical Themes. Dominant Tones of the Metaphors. Dominant Values. The Principal's Relationship to Others. Standards for Evaluation. Conclusion -- Ch. 7. The 1980s. Dominant Metaphorical Themes. Dominant Tones of the Metaphors. Dominant Values. The Principal's Relationship to Others. Standards for Evaluation. Conclusion -- Ch. 8. The 1990s. Forces Shaping Schooling. Schooling for the Twenty-First Century. Metaphors of the Principalship in the 1990s -- Ch. 9. Patterns in the Metaphorical Prism. Metaphorical Diversity and the Malleability of the Principalship. Metaphorical Inconsistencies and the Micro-Management Orientation of the Principalship. The Timing of Metaphors and the Development of the Principalship. The Patterns of Metaphors and the Dialectical Nature of the Principalship. Concluding Thoughts -- Appendix: Procedures -- Data Collection -- Analysis.
ISBN
  • 0807732087
  • 9780807732083
  • 0807732079
  • 9780807732076
LCCN
92028071
OCLC
  • ocm26350973
  • 26350973
  • SCSB-2009487
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library