Are you sure you're the principal? : a guide for new and aspiring leaders / / Susan Villani ; foreword by Roland S. Barth ; cover designer, Monique Hahn

• Autore: Villani Susan
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2008; ©2008
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2/012
• Soggetto topico: School principals - United States; Women school principals - United States; Educational leadership - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): BarthRoland S.; HahnMonique
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Are You Sure You're the Principal?; First Impressions; Larger than Life; The Look of Leadership; A Little Respect; Chapter 2 - Working through Conflict; Saving Face; The Pain of Ostracism and the Power of Understanding; Knowing When to Hold and When to Fold; What's Worth Fighting For; Diversity in the Principal's Office; Establishing Credibility; Lessons Learned; Chapter 3 - Communicating Who We are and What We Believe; Using Symbols to Convey Values; She Smiles too Much; Being Clear; Expressing Outrage ; Telling Our TruthsHow We are Known; Accepting Ourselves; Chapter 4 - Building Community; Making All Students Feel Part of the Community; Acceptance Based on Being; Hiring New Teachers and Promoting Teacher Development; What We have in Common; Lonely at the Top; Sharing Leadership: When and How; Class Placement: What's Best for Students?; Class Placement: What's Best for the Teacher?; Solving a Problem Together; Promoting Teacher Leadership; Chapter 5 - Advisers, Mentors, and Allies; Demonstrating Caring; Seeking or Accepting Support; The Serendipity of Mutual Mentoring ; Passing the Torch and Sharing its LightChapter 6 - Reflecting on a Career: Committing to Pursue Professional Passion; Am I in the Right Place Doing the Work I Want to be Doing?; My Choices and Yours; People Whose Work is Featured in the Study Guides; Study Guide for All Chapters; Study Guides for Individual Chapters; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Updated for new and experienced principals, this resource provides personal stories, practical advice, a new chapter on career fulfillment, and study guides for professional development.
• Titolo autorizzato: Are you sure you're the principal
• ISBN: 1-4522-9540-9; 1-4522-1105-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797478103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II