1st Edition

School Principal Development Theoretical and Experiential Approaches for Educational Leaders

By Susan Simon Copyright 2022
158 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Who would be a school principal these days? Alarming school issues appear daily in the media and there are reports of ever-increasing workloads impacting stress levels of principals, resulting in high attrition rates. As the role complexity increases and demands surge, would-be applicants must consider deeply their ambitions, their capacity and their knowledge about what it means to become a... Read more

1. Introduction. 2. It’s Who – and What – You Know. 3. Planning the Way Ahead. 4. Taking First Steps. 5. A Foot in the Door. 6. Hoops to Jump Through. 7. Under Scrutiny. 8. The Chosen One. 9. Meeting and Greeting. 10. Now you’re a principal! Appendix - Activities

Biography

Susan Simon, BA JtHons., DipEd., ProfD, is a veritable alchemist of professional practice and educational leadership theory, having been a school principal for many years prior to becoming an academic. Combining insights from the field with fruits of investigative research, she passionately supports aspiring principals to turn their dreams into gold.