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9780791445181

Balancing Acts: Woman Principals at Work

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791445181

  • ISBN10:

    0791445186

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-04-01
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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Summary

Balancing Acts uses life history and ethnography to examine the lives and work of three female elementary school principals and highlights their daily use of personal and professional skills. Smulyan examines the principals' personal backgrounds and its effect on their work within the community they serve, their school, and the historical and social structures which frame their actions and interactions. What emerges is a fascinating personal view of the dilemmas, decisions, and consequences faced by the female principalship.

Author Biography

Lisa Smulyan is Associate Professor of Education at Swarthmore College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1(8)
Studying the Principalship
9(30)
Methodological Dilemmas
39(30)
Dancing on Water
69(44)
Handling It Graciously
113(42)
Playing the Referee
155(46)
Conclusions: Redefining the Principalship
201(18)
Notes 219(8)
Bibliography 227(10)
Index 237

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