Principals Under Pressure The Growing Crisis

by WISEMAN, ALEXANDER W.

• ISBN13: 9781578861835
• ISBN10: 1578861837
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-20
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Presents the arguments, rationales, and explanations for what American principals do by looking at the international context in which the American educational system is situated and in which American school principals operate.

Author Biography

Alexander W. Wiseman is an assistant professor of education at the University of Tulsa.

Table of Contents

Preface: Reflecting on School Principals	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Part 1 The American School Principal Crisis	1	(34)
Getting a Perspective on Principals	5	(12)
Expectations for American School Principals	17	(12)
American Principals in a Global Context	29	(6)
Part 2 Questioning Conventional Wisdom	35	(56)
The Leadership Dilemma	39	(8)
Are Principals Instructional Leaders?	47	(18)
Are Principals Accountable for School Performance?	65	(14)
Are Principals Public Servants?	79	(12)
Part 3 New Ways of Thinking about Principals	91	(48)
The New Institutionalism in Schools	93	(8)
The Complexity of School Principals' Work	101	(10)
Why School Principals Do What They Do	111	(12)
The Mixed School Principal Model	123	(6)
Averting the Crisis	129	(10)
References	139	(6)
Index	145	(3)
About the Author	148