The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to understand the novice principals' experiences in the principalship and the support they received from their district to make recommendations for principal mentorship programs. The study reported on qualitative interview methods with three novice principals and two mentors to determine essential…

Programs in teacher leadership have emerged as a growing number of teachers look to advance their careers and stay in the classroom. Exactly how many teacher-leadership degree programs exist is difficult to determine since no organization tracks them separately from other master's offerings in educational leadership. But a review of U.S. education…

In this article I integrate the process of the artist with the practice of mentoring. The acts of listening to inquiry into their lives and research. Particular attention is made to the context of working with graduate students in a faculty of education. I specifically draw on arts-based educational research methods to explore a poetic way of…