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Dionne L. Davis; Melissa A. Martinez; Rosa M. Peña – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2024
The purpose of this case is to illuminate the nuances of one of the most important roles on a school campus--the role of the assistant principal; with a focus on Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) women assistant principals. This case is for educational leaders interested in understanding the power dynamics between an assistant principal…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Career Pathways, Minority Groups, Women Administrators
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Cormier, Christopher J.; Wong, Venus; McGrew, John H.; Ruble, Lisa A.; Worrell, Frank C. – Learning Professional, 2021
Teaching in K-12 schools is stressful, as educators know and research documents. Although all teachers experience stress, minoritized teachers of color often experience unique stressors. Common examples include being asked to translate for parents who do not speak English or function as the disciplinarian for students experiencing behavioral…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Stress Variables, Teaching Conditions, Teacher Burnout
Spillane, James P.; Lowenhaupt, Rebecca – ASCD, 2019
In "Navigating the Principalship," James P. Spillane and Rebecca Lowenhaupt look at the major challenges of the principal position, examining how new principals adapt to the role, set an instructional agenda, and build cooperation and collaboration. They focus in particular on the dilemmas that mark the principalship--the inevitable,…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Beginning Principals, Cooperation
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Justis, Nathan; Litts, Breanne K.; Reina, Laura; Rhodes, Shannon – Information and Learning Sciences, 2020
Purpose: As educators across the globe are tasked with taking teaching online, this paper shares a culture-centered approach to transitioning to education at a distance. Specifically, in this essay, a focus is placed on how one school preserved their collaborative culture among administrators, teachers and staff. The purpose of this paper is to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Cooperation
Kentucky Department of Education, 2020
While the usual transitional concerns will be present when schools reopen, it is anticipated that this fall's return to school will be particularly challenging. Teachers and administrators should operate on the assumption that everyone, (students, families and staff) will have experienced some degree of anxiety and stress, uncertainty, illness,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Coping
Meacham, Deborah, Ed. – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2019
When the Model Work Standards were first crafted more than two decades ago, they were built on the premise that quality child care jobs are the cornerstone of high-quality services for children and families. The intent of these standards is to make it possible for those who choose teaching young children as a career to reasonably and responsibly…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Standards, Fringe Benefits
Protheroe, Nancy – Principal, 2011
Much has been written during the past decade about the changing role of the principal and the shift in emphasis from manager to instructional leader. Anyone in education, and especially principals themselves, could develop a mental list of responsibilities that fit within each of these realms. But research makes it clear that both those aspects of…
Descriptors: Leadership Responsibility, Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role
Kunkel, Thomas – Trusteeship, 2010
In the summer of 2008, the author had become president of St. Norbert, a nationally ranked and respected liberal-arts college founded in 1898 by the Norbertine order of Catholic priests. It is the only Norbertine institution of higher learning in the world, and the order's three core values--(1) "communio" or a deeply felt sense of…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Church Related Colleges, Catholics, Leadership Responsibility
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MacBeath, John – School Leadership & Management, 2011
While there are significant differences between England and Scotland in the politics, the policy environment and the management of schools, leadership development both north and south of the border is charged with addressing what has been termed a recruitment and retention "crisis". An emerging phenomenon in both jurisdictions is that of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Leadership Training
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Anderson-Nathe, Ben – Child & Youth Services, 2008
Youth work is a profession in development, engaged in the creation and practical application of its own theoretical base. This chapter connects the theoretical discussion and description of not-knowing to recommendations for practical action. Four lessons learned from the research are presented: (a) not-knowing is normal; (b) not-knowing cannot be…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Phenomenology, Individual Development, Competence
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Sodoma, Boris; Else, David – Rural Educator, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the job satisfaction of Iowa public school principals and contrast the job satisfaction to the perceptions six years previously. The population for the 1999 and 2005 study was a sample of principals from Iowa K-12 schools. The study revealed significant differences in overall job satisfaction, in gender of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Principals
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Conley, Sharon; Shaw, Shirley; Glasman, Naftaly – Journal of School Leadership, 2007
This study examined the job and growth satisfaction of secondary school administrators. Three sets of variables (job, organizational, and personal characteristics) were tested in terms of their impact on 2 related but distinct dependent variables: job and growth satisfaction. The participants included 153 school administrators, 66 principals, and…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Principals, Secondary Schools, Administrator Attitudes
Hughes, Larry W.; Ubben, Gerald C. – 1994
Like the three previous editions, this book is organized into three parts: "Organizational Realities and Societal Impingements,""Leadership and Management Tasks and Functions," and "Leadership Processes." However, the book's composition and substance reflect the new demands on principals. Part 1 has four chapters…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Guidelines
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DiPaola, Michael; Tschannen-Moran, Megan – NASSP Bulletin, 2003
This study examined the conditions and concerns of principals in Virginia to see what their experiences and perceptions are of the growing shortage in the principalship. Findings suggest that principals do not feel that they have sufficient authority and resources to get the job done and that they are working long hours to fill the gap. More than…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Principals, Educational Administration, Administrator Responsibility
Kallio, Brenda; Geisel, Richard – National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2007
Public schools are unique environments where the rights and responsibilities of one individual or group can easily, if unintentionally, infringe on the rights and responsibilities of other individuals or groups. This can leave public school employees wondering about the nature and scope of their rights. While it is well established that public…
Descriptors: Work Environment, School Personnel, Principals, Secondary School Teachers
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