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This volume examines how the work of principals is being reshaped by transformational reform measures, as well as how the principals themselves are shaping initiatives. The authors explore the challenges and possiblities for principals in restructuring schools, and analyze nine case studies which highlight the changing role of the principal.
List of contents
PART ONE: SETTING THE STAGE
Reconstructing the Principalship - Joseph Murphy and Lynn G Beck
Challenges and Possibilities
Transformational Change and the Evolving Role of the Principal - Joseph Murphy
Early Empirical Evidence
PART TWO: CASE STUDIES
The Principal as Mini-Superintendent Under Chicago School Reform - R Bruce McPherson and Robert L Crowson
Transformational Leadership and Teachers¿ Commitment to Change - Kenneth Leithwood, Doris Jantzi and Alicia Fernandez
School Leadership and Teacher Quality of Work Life in Restructuring Schools - Sheila Rosenblum, Karen Seashore Louis and Richard A Rossmiller
Ninety Degrees from Everywhere - Nona A Prestine
New Understandings of the Principal¿s Role in a Restructuring Essential School
From Attila the Hun to Mary Had a Little Lamb - Philip Hallinger and Charles Hausman
Principal Role Ambiguity in Restructured Schools
Cultivating a Caring School Community - Lynn G Beck
One Principal¿s Story
Voices of Principals from Democratically Transformed Schools - Carl D Glickman, Lewis R Allen and Barbara F Lunsford
Changes in School Governance and Principals¿ Roles - Kent D Peterson and Valli D Warren
Changing Jurisdictions, New Power Dynamics, and Conflict in Restructured Schools
Ten Propositions for Facilitative Leadership - David T Conley and Paul Goldman
PART THREE: CONCLUSION
The Evolving Role of the Principal - Karen Seashore Louis and Joseph Murphy
Some Concluding Thoughts
About the author
Irish author and New Thought minister Joseph Denis Murphy (May 20, 1898 - December 16, 1981) was ordained in Divine Science and Religious Science. Irish author and New Thought minister Joseph Denis Murphy (May 20, 1898 - December 16, 1981) was ordained in Divine Science and Religious Science. Murphy was raised a Roman Catholic and was born in Ballydehob, County Cork, Ireland, the son of a private boys' school headmaster. He left his family behind to move to America in order to pursue his desire to learn new things and experience new things, which he was unable to accomplish in the Catholic-dominated Ireland. Murphy visited India and spent a lot of time studying Hinduism with Indian sages. Later, he established a new Hindu-inspired church in America. Over 30 books were authored by Murphy. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, his most well-known book, was initially released in 1963. Millions of copies were sold globally when it quickly became a bestseller.
Summary
This volume examines how the work of principals is being reshaped by transformational reform measures, as well as how the principals themselves are shaping initiatives. The authors explore the challenges and possiblities for principals in restructuring schools, and analyze nine case studies which highlight the changing role of the principal.
