Effective leadership in public schools includes, but is not limited to being able to communicate goals, set expectations, monitor instructional progress, coordinate the curriculum, and supervise and evaluate faculty (Snowden & Gorton, 2002). All of these leadership skills are driven by a need for leaders to build collaborative rapport and…

The purpose of this study was to examine the elementary school assistant principals' attitudes and recommended instructional arrangement related to the inclusion of special needs students in the general education setting. The following six questions guided the study: (1) Are the attitudes of the elementary school assistant principals more positive…

This bibliography on principals and vice-principals, the fourth such bibliography published by the Canadian Teachers' Federation, lists materials on the topic published since August 1978. Unlike its predecessors, this bibliography of 759 entries is annotated wherever possible and arranged by subject for easier access to specific kinds of…

The assistant principal is often overlooked and the position can become buried in custodial, clerical, discipline, and social duties. The position needs to be redefined so that school administration can become more productive. (MD)

Lists 10 suggestions that an assistant principal can use to enhance his/her position in the school. (LD)

This case focuses on some of the considerations and activities involved in human resource management that confront a principal at the beginning of the school year. The principal, who was an assistant principal in a neighboring district last year, is faced with a number of questions and unfamiliar procedures that accompany the new work context. By…

Schools are subject to changes from the inside and operate in a changing environment. Schools, as the most important individual-based organizations, have to handle changes, and they have to cope with them while educating students. As such, it is vital to consider changes in the educational system of Turkey and those of other countries and to…

The aim of this study is to determine the perception levels of secondary school vice directors towards organizational justice and organizational trust and establish their inter-relations. This research of descriptional nature covers vice directors working in educational institutions in the school year of 2006-2007; work area of the study covers…

The nature of student violence in America's schools has changed over the past two decades. Research suggests that there are two distinct kinds or "subtypes" of aggression in youth-reactive aggression and proactive aggression. Reactive aggression is characterized as a "hot-blooded," automatic, defensive response to immediate and often misperceived…

Currently in his second year as assistant principal, Jack Andrews is facing conflicting pressures of leadership related to his perception of career mobility and the tensions caused by a pervasively heterosexist, sexist, and homophobic culture in his school. This case raises questions regarding the purpose of school in terms of social justice,…

The purpose of this grounded theory study was to identify the need for educators' use of lesson study as a professional learning community to increase communication between colleagues. Lesson study is considered a form of professional development in that, educator colleagues work with one another to plan, implement, critique, and revise a lesson…

The following paper is a synopsis of a study which examined career paths to the Texas public school superintendency. The most common pathways to the superintendency were identified and delineated by educational attainment and gender. Five career paths were identified as the major pathways to the superintendent position. The secondary teacher,…

The quality of principals is pivotal for quality education. It is only through continuing professional development (CPD) that principals can further enhance professionalism. In this study, both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze the responses of 194 principals and vice-principals. The research findings show that Hong Kong…

This report, prepared from data supplied by Educational Research Service, Inc., deals specifically with 1975-76 comparative data about salaries paid to principals and assistant principals in approximately 700 public school districts. Section 1 compares the lowest and highest 1975-76 salaries paid to principals and assistant principals, using…

Provides a light-hearted checklist to be used by assistant principals to evaluate when they have settled into the job. (MD)