Armstrong Administrative Passages

Navigating the Transition from Teacher to Assistant Principal
2010
ISBN: 978-1-4020-5269-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 4, 152 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Educational Leadership

This book makes a much needed contribution to what we know about the role and work of the assistant principal. It offers terri c insights into the different challenges one faces after being appointed assistant principal, and it provides readers with a rich array of data regarding the mental, emotional, social, and physical adjustments accompanying one's transition to this new role. The author refreshingly moves beyond mere description of what assistant prin- pals do as they make their transition to that role, and actually helps us gain a sense of the lived experience of becoming and being an assistant principal. The book gives a realistic picture of the cognitive, social, and emotional con icts and confusions, the daily ups and downs, the fears, frustrations, and highs that are experienced by the men and women undertaking the passage from teaching to administration. This book is distinctive for a number of reasons. It is an empirical study of the role of the assistant principal. There are comparatively few helpful studies, and P- fessor Armstrong's research adds a solid and much needed addition to that body of work. It focuses on the transition from being a teacher to being an assistant prin- pal, and it reveals much about how the assistant principal's role transition differs markedly from that of the school principal.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Armstrong, Denise

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Foreword;6
2;Preface;9
2.1; Book Overview;9
2.2; Book Focus and Content;10
2.3; Book Structure and Organization;11
3;Acknowledgments;14
4;Contents;15
5;List of Figures;18
6;Part I Background;19
7;1 Introduction;20
7.1; Understanding Administrative Passages;21
7.2; Understanding Individual and Organizational Narratives;23
7.3; Listening to Assistant Principals Narratives;25
7.4; Researching Assistant Principals Stories;26
8;2 Perspectives on Change, Transitions, and Passages;30
8.1; Psychological Perspectives Transitions as Personal Change;30
8.2; Social Perspectives: Transitions as Social Passages;32
8.3; The Assistant Principalship Career Transitions and Socialization;33
8.3.1; Transition and Socialization;10
8.3.2; Transition and Socialization Stages;11
8.3.3; Transitions and Socialization Impacts and Mediators;38
8.4; Transitions and Socialization Tasks, Tactics, and Outcomes;38
8.4.1; Role Taking, Making, and Innovation;39
8.5; Adopting a Person-Centric Perspective on Transitions;41
9;Part II Narrating the Administrative Passage;46
10;3 The Individual Narratives;48
10.1; Michaels Story;48
10.2; Esthers Story;52
10.3; Jerrys Story;54
10.4; Sandys Story;57
10.5; Gregs Story;60
10.6; Karens Story;62
10.7; Andrews Story;64
10.8; Barbs Story;68
11;4 Charting the Administrative Passage;70
11.1; Crossroads, Intersections, and Boundaries;70
11.2; The Administrative Landscape;72
11.2.1; The External Dimensions;72
11.2.1.1; Stakeholder Impacts;73
11.2.2; The Internal Dimensions;76
11.3; Aporias, Dilemmas, and Crises of Meaning;76
11.4; Epicycles and Transformational Trajectories;78
12;5 EntryExit: Crossing the Administrative Threshold;81
12.1; Forging a Pathway;81
12.2; Threshold Rites;82
12.3; Selection, Promotion, and Placement;85
12.4; Betwixt and Between;88
12.5; Leave Taking;91
13;6 Immersion--Emmersion: Ascending the AdministrativeHierarchy;93
13.1; Administrative Shocks and Surprises;93
13.2; Middle Space and Absurd Contrasts;95
13.3; Immersion Rites Separation, Isolation, and Intimidation;96
13.4; Between Leadership and Management;101
13.5; Milestones and Anchors;105
14;7 Disintegration--Reintegration: Shifting Perspectives -- Letting Go, Holding On, and Reframing;107
14.1; Disintegration Physical, Social, and Emotional Grinding Down;108
14.1.1; Digging Deeper and Letting Go;110
14.1.2; Anger and Alienation;113
14.2; Reintegration Holding On and Reframing;115
15;8 TransformationRestabilization: Becoming and Being an Assistant Principal;118
15.1; Constructing an Administrative Identity;119
15.2; Developing Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Competence;122
15.3; Building Networks and Relationships;123
15.4; Developing Cognitive and Emotional Competence;127
15.5; Finding Meaning and Restoring Balance;130
16;Part III The Way Forward: Connecting Theory and Practice;134
17;9 Reconceptualizing Assistant Principals Leadership Transitions;135
17.1; Reconceptualizing Transitions and Passages: Theoretical Challenges;135
17.1.1; Researching Middle-Space Leadership;136
17.1.2; Studying Individual Change and Transition;137
17.2; Supporting Assistant Principals Transitions: Practical Challenges;138
17.2.1; Reconfiguring the Assistant Principals' Role;139
17.2.1.1; Recommendations for Change;140
17.2.2; Enabling Supports and Structures;141
17.2.2.1; Recommendations for Change;141
17.3; Pedagogical Approaches and Content;142
17.4; Blending Theoretical Knowledge and Practical Experiences;142
17.4.1; School Districts;143
17.4.1.1; Recommendations for Change;144
17.4.1.2; Recommendations for Change;145
17.5; Aspiring and New Assistant Principals;146
17.5.1; Professional Development and Learning;147
17.5.2; Developing Networks and Sponsors;148
17.5.3; Developing Administrative Skills and Competence;149
17.6; Conclusion;149
18;References;152
19;Index;159