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Kent Alan Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Novice public-school principals face tremendous external pressures (e.g., high-stakes accountability, market forces, legitimization) and internal pressures (e.g., identity (re)construction, identity verification, authenticity) in the enactment of their role as a novice principal. These pressures converge in the dissonance of competing values,…
Descriptors: Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, Novices, Principals
Gilberto Samuel Granillo – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The 21st century public school principal is faced with complex challenges and issues as would be expected to befall a key influencer of student success. Among others, these challenges include accountability demonstrated through high stakes testing, data-driven decision making, effectively incorporating innovative technology, recruiting and…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, School Culture, Principals, Instructional Leadership
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Hughes, Thomas – Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 2019
This article advances compelling information about deficits in training for inclusive school leaders, and presents viewpoints along with options intended to help support their efforts to lead others through cultural challenges and conflicts. It asserts that social justice on a whole and related values and norms have increasingly been caught up in…
Descriptors: Mentors, Social Justice, Administrator Role, Culture Conflict
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Wiggall, Ric; Martin, Gary E. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2008
The job of a principal involves a high level of stress and a multitude of responsibilities. The principal is ultimately responsible for the safety, welfare, and behavioral and academic performance of all students in his/her building. General leadership responsibilities involve setting goals and devising plans to meet these goals, making hundreds…
Descriptors: School Administration, Principals, Administrator Role, Public Schools
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Strom, Paris; Strom, Robert; Wing, Charlotte; Beckert, Troy – NASSP Bulletin, 2009
Students were electronically polled about the influence of the Internet in their education and ways teachers could use this resource to motivate them and increase their learning. Responses from the 956 adolescents showed that the school quest to increase student engagement could more often be met through online assignments that facilitate…
Descriptors: Internet, Instructional Leadership, Educational Technology, Student Motivation
Mott (C.S.) Foundation, Flint, MI. – 1977
The Southwest Regional Center for Community Education Development conducted a series of workshops to identify and field test competencies deemed essential for the superintendent, district coordinator, principal, and building-level director of community education. These workshops generated a data bank of validated competency statements and related…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role