1st Edition
The Principal as Human Resources Leader A Guide to Exemplary Practices for Personnel Administration
Chapter 1 The Principal as Human Resources Leader
Chapter 2 Leadership for Implementing the Human Resources Processes at the Local School Level
Chapter 3 Providing for Personal and Professional Growth and Development for All School Personnel
Chapter 4 School Climate: A School Principal’s Magic Wand
Chapter 5 Human Resources Administration and the Legal World of the School
Principal
Chapter 6 How the School Principal Can Actively Lead the Support Staff of the School
Biography
Dr. M. Scott Norton is a former public school teacher, coordinator of curriculum, assistant superintendent, and superintendent of schools. He has served as professor and vice-chair of the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and as professor and chair of the Department of Educational Administration at Arizona State University where he is currently professor emeritus.
"This book is very practical, easy to read, and replete with research. I would consider it an asset for all school leaders, as well as for those individuals studying effective human resources application in schools. This is an excellent compilation of guidelines for human resource development in schools."
--Jean Krieger, Adjunct Professor, University of Southern Mississippi, and Retired School Principal
"As an Assistant Principal ready to take the leap into becoming a principal, I found this book to be an enlightening and refreshing look into the important role of the principal as human resource leader."
--Pamela Crabb, Education Specialist and Assistant Principal, Orange County Public Schools, Florida
