I: Elementary school -- Changing the school culture: the community activist -- Personal and professional belief systems: the ethicist -- Maintaining stability and history: the traditionalist -- Social exchange and power: the balancer -- The lens of decision making: the intuitive leader -- II Middle school -- Leadership focus and planning: the sage -- Evaluation and the political arena: the politician -- Students in transition: the wise veteran -- III: High school -- Perceptions and assumptions: the multitasker -- Addressing organizational and personal needs: the philosopher -- Group dynamics and multinationalism: the internationalist -- IV: No child left behind -- A principal's approach to the no child left behind act -- A superintendent's perspective on NCLB
Summary
Conversations With Principals: Issues, Values, and Politics is a unique compilation of interviews with principals at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. Unlike any other text in Educational Administration, this book allows students the unusual opportunity to experience the inner voice of principals as they discuss the many decisions they make and the multitude of people they must engage
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-288) and index
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