Administrative passages: navigating the transition from teacher to assistant principal

Within the educational system, the role of assistant principal is vital. Assistant principals are the face of administration in most school districts, theycomprise the largest group of administrators and largely determine school effectiveness and success. Despite the critical nature of this position, this leadership and management role is not properly understood or respected. This is reflected in the lack of targeted research and effective preparation programs aimed at the assistant principalship. This book examines two areas which are core to educational leadership theory and practice: assistant principals and thepassage from teaching to administration. It describes the cognitive, social, and emotional challenges that new assistant principals encounter as they crossthis administrative threshold and it contextualizes their narratives within psychological and sociological theories of change, transition, and socialization. A comprehensive examination of the cognitive, emotional, and social challenges that novice assistant principals face in the passage from teaching to administration A critical look at the assistant principalship and the socialization impacts of this organizational role An integrated flow between new administrators’ narratives and theories of change, socialization, and transition INDICE: Dedication and Acknowledgements. Foreword; Professor W. D. Greenfield. Preface. Section 1. 1. Introduction. 2. Perspectives on Change, Transitions, and Passages. Section 2. 3. The Individual Narratives. 4. Charting the Administrative Passage. 5. Entry-Exit – Crossing the Administrative Threshold. 6.Immersion-Emersion – Ascending the Administrative Hierarchy. 7. Disintegration-Reintegration – Shifting Perspectives: Letting Go, Holding On, and Reframing. 8. Transformation – Restabilization – Becoming and Being an Assistant Principal. Section 3. 9. Reconceptualizing Assistant Principals’ Leadership Transitions. References. Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-5268-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 140
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés