Reshaping the Principalship Insights From Transformational Reform Efforts [Paperback]

This volume examines how the work of principals is being reshaped by transformational reform measures, as well as how the principals themselves are shaping initiatives. The authors explore the challenges and possiblities for principals in restructuring schools, and analyze nine case studies which highlight the changing role of the principal.This volume examines how the work of principals is being reshaped by transformational reform measures, as well as how the principals themselves are shaping initiatives. The authors explore the challenges and possiblities for principals in restructuring schools, and analyze nine case studies which highlight the changing role of the principal.PART ONE: SETTING THE STAGE
Reconstructing the Principalship - Joseph Murphy and Lynn G Beck
Challenges and Possibilities
Transformational Change and the Evolving Role of the Principal - Joseph Murphy
Early Empirical Evidence
PART TWO: CASE STUDIES
The Principal as Mini-Superintendent Under Chicago School Reform - R Bruce McPherson and Robert L Crowson
Transformational Leadership and Teachers' Commitment to Change - Kenneth Leithwood, Doris Jantzi and Alicia Fernandez
School Leadership and Teacher Quality of Work Life in Restructuring Schools - Sheila Rosenblum, Karen Seashore Louis and Richard A Rossmiller
Ninety Degrees from Everywhere - Nona A Prestine
New Understandings of the Principal's Role in a Restructuring Essential School
From Attila the Hun to Mary Had a Little Lamb - Philip Hallinger and Charles Hausman
Principal Role Ambiguity in Restructured Schools
Cultivating a Caring School Community - Lynn G Beck
One Principal's Story
Voices of Principals from Democratically Transformed Schools - Carl D Glickman, Lewis R Allen and Barbara F Lunsford
Changes in School Governance and Principals' Roles - Klsª