School principal : managing in public / Dan C. Lortie.

Author
Lortie, Dan C. (Dan Clement), 1926-2020 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Description
ix, 273 pages ; 22 cm

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    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.
    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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