New primary leaders : international perspectives /: international perspectives. (2011)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- New primary leaders : international perspectives /: international perspectives. (2011)
- Main Title:
- New primary leaders : international perspectives
- Further Information:
- Note: [edited by] Michael Cowie.
- Other Names:
- Cowie, Michael
- Contents:
- New principals: context, culture, preparation, induction and practice / Michael Cowie -- At the edge of the silent centre: an Australian principal's reflections on -- Leading an isolated school / Helen Wildy and Simon Clarke -- Tihei mauri ora: becoming a primary school principal in New Zealand / Reynold Macpherson -- Leadership based in love of people and place: a novice principal in an economically poor community in Texas, USA / Sarah W. Nelson and Israel Aguilar -- Changing school perspective: a challenge for an elementary school director in Mexico in her first years / Gema López-Gorosave ... [et al.] -- "Something greater was happening": a novice principal reflects on creating change through building community relationships / Diane Purvey and Charles Webber -- "Our school is our independence": a novice school director's perspective on school leadership and post conflict reconstruction in East Timor / Reynold Macpherson -- "I want to do the best job that I can, so I worry": a novice principal in China reflects on the complexity of leading an urbanizing rural school / Xiao Liang -- Life in the principalship during challenging times: a new South African principal's perspective / Kobus Mentz -- One classroom, 7 grades and three teachers: challenges faced by a novice headteacher in Tanzania / Brown Onguko -- "I think I do a good job but I could do a better job": becoming and being a school principal in Scotland / Michael Cowie -- "Probably more than I bargained for": a headNew principals: context, culture, preparation, induction and practice / Michael Cowie -- At the edge of the silent centre: an Australian principal's reflections on -- Leading an isolated school / Helen Wildy and Simon Clarke -- Tihei mauri ora: becoming a primary school principal in New Zealand / Reynold Macpherson -- Leadership based in love of people and place: a novice principal in an economically poor community in Texas, USA / Sarah W. Nelson and Israel Aguilar -- Changing school perspective: a challenge for an elementary school director in Mexico in her first years / Gema López-Gorosave ... [et al.] -- "Something greater was happening": a novice principal reflects on creating change through building community relationships / Diane Purvey and Charles Webber -- "Our school is our independence": a novice school director's perspective on school leadership and post conflict reconstruction in East Timor / Reynold Macpherson -- "I want to do the best job that I can, so I worry": a novice principal in China reflects on the complexity of leading an urbanizing rural school / Xiao Liang -- Life in the principalship during challenging times: a new South African principal's perspective / Kobus Mentz -- One classroom, 7 grades and three teachers: challenges faced by a novice headteacher in Tanzania / Brown Onguko -- "I think I do a good job but I could do a better job": becoming and being a school principal in Scotland / Michael Cowie -- "Probably more than I bargained for": a head teacher in England reflects -- On her first headship / Megan Crawford -- When you enter on the dance floor, you have to dance: a new school director in Romania reflects on leading an inclusive community school / Ovidiu Gavrilovici and Carmen Cretu -- Comparing the experience of principals in different contexts / Michael Cowie and Megan Crawford. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : Continuum
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
- Subjects:
- 372.12012
Elementary school principals -- Cross-cultural studies
Elementary school administration -- Cross-cultural studies - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781441170651
1441170650 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781441103079
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.530148
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