The Assistant Principal: Leadership Choices and Challenges

By Catherine Marshall and Richard M. Hooley

Book Overview

Filling a gap in the school leadership literature, this is the first book to focus on understanding the assistant principals role in the US education system, how assistant principals get their jobs, how they are socialized, the problems and opportunities they encounter, and how they can take charge of their careers and make their position satisfying.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803960077
• ISBN13: 9780803960077
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

An informative introduction to the assistant principle position in public schools

The newly revised and updated second edition of The Assistant Principal: Leadership Choices And Challenges is co-authored by Catherine Marshall (Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and Richard M. Hooley (Superintendent of the Valley Central Schools, Hudson Valley, New York) is an informative introduction to the assistant principle position in public schools. Guiding readers through the many intricacies of the assistant principle role in elementary, junior high, and senior high schools, The Assistant Principal covers policy concerns in the principal assistant position, the assistant principalship as a gateway to upper administrative mobility, the importance of support and motivation, and the dependancy of assistant principals upon school principles and their leadership styles. The Assistant Principal is very highly recommended for all educators and school administrators searching for a well authored and highly detailed presentation pertaining to the often difficult role and responsibilities of the assistant principal.