Lost in Transition?: Campus Leaders' Professional Pathways. Issue 4 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mcclellan, Rhonda L.; Casey, Patricia
• Is Part Of: Journal of school leadership. Volume 25:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 720
• Page End: 757
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: School management and organization -- United States -- Periodicals; Administration scolaire -- États-Unis -- Périodiques; School management and organization; United States; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 371.2
• DOI: 10.1177/105268461502500406
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2631-9659

Abstract

As new assistant principals, our participants spoke of the importance of gaining experience. In this qualitative study, four years later, they admit that professional expertise must be a combination of challenging experiences and honest feedback from mentors. Furthermore, they present that this expertise is contingent upon identity. Transitioning along a career pathway becomes interplay of what the job requires, how the leader adapts when accepting and performing those responsibilities, and a deepening awareness of the congruence between personal and professional identity.