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Sanders, Sarah – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
The decision to leave a successful career and great earning potential to start over as a novice with new surroundings and expectations is not made without consideration of a wide array of variables. Making the transition to higher education was not an easy one and the transition itself has presented various other challenges and joys that I have…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Administration, Disadvantaged Schools, Quality of Life
Bushweller, Kevin – Executive Educator, 1996
Although downshifting from the superintendency to a principalship is an unusual career move, "Executive Educator" easily located five "born-again" principals to interview. Principals felt their job's shirt-sleeve intensity and chances to work with children compensated for lower pay and status. Four enjoyed shorter work hours. A…
Descriptors: Burnout, Career Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Occupational Mobility