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School principal : managing in public / Dan C. Lortie.
Author
Lortie, Dan C. (Dan Clement), 1926-2020
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Description
ix, 273 pages ; 22 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
LB2831.924.I3 L67 2009
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Elementary school principals
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Illinois
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Chicago Metropolitan Area
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Elementary school principals
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Iowa
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Suburban schools
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Illinois
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Chicago Metropolitan Area
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Suburban schools
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Iowa
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School management and organization
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Illinois
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Chicago Metropolitan Area
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School management and organization
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Iowa
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Summary note
Dan Lortie offers an intensive and detailed look at principals in what they do, how they do it, and why. This book offers a glimpse of the future with an analysis of current issues and trends in education, including the increasing presence of women in the role and the effects of widespread testing mandated by the government.--[book cover].
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and index.
Contents
Introduction
The setting
The early career
Looking up
On being in charge
The rewards
Complications and complexities
Careers and satisfaction
Reality and response : a managerial subculture
An uncertain future
Appendix A : the interview, fact sheet, and sample
Appendix B : the Iowa data and community differences.
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ISBN
9780226493480 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
9780226493497 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0226493482 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
0226493490 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2008038482
OCLC
247441337
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