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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450710903321

Titolo

Beginning the principalship [[electronic resource] ] : international views / / guest editor: Allan Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006

ISBN

1-280-70571-X

9786610705719

1-84663-069-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 p.)

Collana

Journal of Educational Administration ; ; 44, no. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

WalkerAllan

Soggetti

Leadership

School principals

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Beginning principals: balancing at the top of the greasy pole; Complexity and the beginning principal in the United States: perspectives on socialization; Sitting in the "hot seat": new headteachers in the UK; Canadian perspectives on beginning principals: their role in building capacity for learning communities; New principals in Africa: preparation, induction and practice; Asking the hard questions: being a beginning principal in Australia; Inner worlds and outer limits: the formation of beginning school principals in Hong Kong

Moving towards, into and through principalship: developing a framework for researching the career trajectories of school leadersBook review;

Sommario/riassunto

Given what is known about the impact of principal leadership in schools and its place in improving the learning and life of students it is important that we understand where beginning principals are coming from (in terms of motivation and preparation), what they are expected to do and what they actually do (how effective they are), the problems they face, how to support them (professionally and psychologically) and how to turn them onto ongoing learning and improvement.  Exploring



such questions must be the joint responsibility of policy-makers, pre-and in-service providers and, perhaps most i