Some insights gained in a first principalship are shared in hopes they may prove helpful to other new or aspiring principals in understanding the requirements of the job. (Author/MLF)

Describes the role of the elementary school principal in the area of educational change. (LN)

Data reported here were gathered in three educational research settings (a single school, a school district, and a research center/school district team). Described are perceptions of subjects of ethnographic observation (teachers, administrators, and program coordinators) regarding ethnographic techniques, the roles of ethnographers, and their own…

Tongue-in-cheek advice on how to survive the principalship. (Author/MLF)

Examined secondary school administrators' perceptions of the role of school psychologists (N=361). Found little difference in their ranking order of actual and ideal roles. Significant differences were in "counseling with students" and staffing for special education; with administrators desiring more involvement in counseling than…

Identifies the obstacles faced by principals in terms of teachers, students, principal role, principal characteristics, board-level administration, and the community. Also examines the relation between obstacles and levels of principal effectiveness. (RDN)

This study tested Gross's theory of role conflict resolution by collecting measures on the predictor variables in advance of the time at which principals encountered and resolved role conflict, and by closely replicating other procedures used by Gross. The Accuracy of predictions failed to exceed levels of chance, casting serious doubt on the…

The three basic school management styles are described here, along with some perceptions of how the principal's free choice of style is thwarted by certain conditions. (Editor)

Discusses the expectations held by teachers, students, the public, boards of education, superintendents, power structures, and other administrators of the role the principal should play in their lives. Considers role conflict and principal reactions to differing role expectations. (Author/RK)

The well-informed principal should understand the parameters involved in developing and maintaining an effective school guidance program. Principals must learn about information sources, professional counseling organizations, and effective program characteristics; keep current on legislation, litigation, and regulation developments; work…

Responses by 247 special education directors, superintendents of schools, and principals of schools with special education teachers to a questionnaire listing 43 tasks of the perceived role of the special education director revealed greater consensus among the three groups than had been expected. Frequency distributions, analysis of variance, and…

The development of the modern public school principalship is reviewed, and it is concluded that although there are divergent conceptions of the principal's role, no thorough analysis has been found concerning how the principal functions. Three research projects on the functions of principals are briefly described. A bibliography is included.…

Survey results concerning the role of university supervisors as perceived by student teachers, classroom supervisors, and principals of schools serving the student teachers reflected positively on present program administration, on the role of the supervisor student teaching programs, and the continuation of the supervisory position. (MB)

The article presents a brief glimpse at the changing scene in elementary school education; and, further, it takes a look at the challenges, styles, and activities that will face the educational leader of the future. (Author)

Assistant principals should be expected, encouraged, and empowered to work beyond their disciplines, outside their cultures, and above their traditional roles. The assistant principal's role in team management is to become an advocate for excellence, a visionary leader, a change agent, a communicator, a motivator, and a determinant of school…