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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820784003321

Autore

Ricken Robert

Titolo

Mastering the balance of the principalship : how to be a compassionate and decisive leader / / Robert Ricken ; cover designer, Rose Storey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-4833-6229-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Disciplina

371.2012

Soggetti

School principals - United States

School management and organization - United States

Educational leadership - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - The Formal Job Description""; ""Chapter 2 - On Becoming a Collaborative Leader""; ""Chapter 3 - On Making Unilateral Decisions""; ""Chapter 4 - On the Need to be Action Oriented""; ""Chapter 5 - Nonnegotiable Staff Behavior""; ""Chapter 6 - Nonnegotiable Student Actions""; ""Chapter 7 - Nonnegotiable Issues in Dealing with Parents""; ""Chapter 8 - First Semester: Planning for the School Year""; ""Chapter 9 - Second Semester: Focusing on a Positive Culmination to the School Year""

""Chapter 10 - Job Position: School Principal�Qualifications: Miracle Worker""""Resource A: ISLLC Standards""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

This unique resource helps new and veteran principals achieve a balance between serving as caring and collaborative leaders and maintaining unilateral authority.