Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-101) and index.
Principle shortage: the big picture -- 1. Understanding the principal shortage and why current policies and practices have been inadequate -- 2. Negotiating instructional leadership and managerial tasks -- 3. Negotiating personal and professional balance -- 4. Negotiating community expectations and personal definitions of effective leadership -- 5. Negotiating sustainable principal models -- Conclusions: Lessons learned -- Appendix A: Research methodology -- Appendix B: Respondent demographics -- Appendix C: Interview instrument -- Appendix D: Survey instrument.
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"Alarmed by mounting evidence of a national shortage of qualified and willing principals, the authors surveyed over 200 school principals from across the country to find out why so many are leaving the profession and how those who stay manage their work."--Jacket.
Educational leadership-- United States.
Educational surveys-- United States.
School management and organization-- United States.