Beginning the Principalship: A Practical Guide for New School Leaders - Softcover

Daresh, John C.; Playko, Marsha A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803965672 ISBN 13: 9780803965676

Publisher: Corwin, 1997

Synopsis

One of the most critical variables in a successful school is the leadership of the school principal. This guide, presented in a workbook style, will allow principals to document their expectations, progress, goals and directives and to work out issues and problems before they arise. The book is a practical tool, filled with insights as to how the new school principal can successfully survive the first year in the job and begin to serve as a strong and effective leader.

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About the Author

John C. Daresh is professor of educational leadership at the University of Texas at El Paso. Over the years, he has held faculty or administrative appointments at the University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, the University of Northern Colorado, and Illinois State University. He has also worked as a consultant on high school reform and administrator professional development for universities, state departments of education, national and state professional associations, and individual schools and districts across the United States, and also in Barbados, Canada, France, Holland, Israel, Turkey, South Africa, and Taiwan. By far, the bulk of Daresh’s international service has been in the United Kingdom where he served an advisor and trainer for the School Management Task Force that developed and promoted support programs for beginning headteachers, the National College for School Leadership, the Welsh Office of Education, the North West Network for Diploma Development in Cheshire, Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Lincoln, the University of Hull, CREATE Consultancies, and literally dozens of Local Education Authorities and individual schools across England and Wales.

Daresh recently completed three years of service as the lead consultant on principal mentoring programs for the Chicago Public Schools as that megadistrict was faced with the challenge of bringing in mostly inexperienced principals to serve in nearly of the school system’s elementary and high schools.

Review

"There is no doubt as to the purpose of this book. From the title to the end, it clearly is designed to help the new principal begin a successful career. The various sections which call for introspection and action are meaningful and will provide both the new and the experienced administrator many thought-provoking hours of self evaluation. This book makes a distinct contribution to the field. Even as an administrator with over 25 years of experience, there were several areas which caused me to go back and evaluate if I could do some things better." -- Stephen Handley, Principal "The major strengths of this book are the format and the emphasis on self-reflection and self-assessment. The information presented is solid and provides a great framework for the new principal." -- Jim Hoogheem

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0803965672
• ISBN 13: 9780803965676
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 120