The Man in the Principal's Office

The Man in the Principal's Office
Author: Harry F. Wolcott
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780759105294

Harry Wolcott's ground-breaking anthropological study into the life of an elementary school principal is now reprinted in a new edition. One of the first studies of its kind, Wolcott uses an mircoenthnographic approach to analyze a single occupation within urban American society. Originally written in 1973, the text skillfully applies anthropological concepts and methodology to the realm of education. This new edition features an updated preface written by the author.

The Man in the Principal's Office

The Man in the Principal's Office
Author: David T. Hoppey
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN:

This story revealed how the school leader enacted the metaphor of "lubricating the human machinery" in his practice by caring for and personally investing in his faculty in three overlapping ways: (1) buffering his staff from anxiety associated with teaching in an era of high stakes accountability; (2) nurturing his staff; and (3) promoting teacher professional growth. Lastly, in the Where Are We Going story I use model for leading in a culture of change as a theoretical framework and discuss how Tom's actions help build capacity and subsequently foster a shared vision within his school community.

CASE STUDY ON THE MAN IN THE P

CASE STUDY ON THE MAN IN THE P
Author: Wai-Ching Ho
Publisher: Open Dissertation Press
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2017-01-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781361048498

This dissertation, "A Case Study on "the Man in the Principal's Office" His Leadership & Its Effectiveness" by Wai-ching, Ho, 何慧貞, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3196013 Subjects: High school principals - China - Hong Kong Educational leadership - China - Hong Kong Organizational effectiveness - China - Hong Kong High school teachers - China - Hong Kong - Attitudes High school students - China - Hong Kong - Attitudes Secondary school principals - Case studies Educational leadership - Case studies

Wassup with All the Black Boys Sitting in the Principal's Office

Wassup with All the Black Boys Sitting in the Principal's Office
Author: Rashad Anderson
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-05-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578517025

Based on over a year of observation at a rural elementary school in the South, education researcher Dr. Rashad Anderson provides deeply nuanced accounts of powerful, illuminating, and sometimes painful examples of daily schooling experiences of five Black male students deemed as "unsalvageable" and "at-risk."The author constructs a vivid, thematic picture of the teacher interactions and school practices that influence pre-adolescent Black males to devalue and/or disengage from school. Through interviews with the students, teachers, administrators, parents, and analysis of student data & documents, Wassup with all the Black Boys Sitting in the Principal's Office takes you on an emotional walk in the shoes of students that are least often heard.

A Good Kind of Trouble

A Good Kind of Trouble
Author: Lisa Moore Ramée
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062836706

From debut author Lisa Moore Ramée comes this funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel about friendship, family, and standing up for what’s right, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give and the novels of Renée Watson and Jason Reynolds. Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and she’d also like to make it through seventh grade with her best friendships intact, learn to run track, and have a cute boy see past her giant forehead.) But in junior high, it’s like all the rules have changed. Now she’s suddenly questioning who her best friends are and some people at school are saying she’s not black enough. Wait, what? Shay’s sister, Hana, is involved in Black Lives Matter, but Shay doesn't think that's for her. After experiencing a powerful protest, though, Shay decides some rules are worth breaking. She starts wearing an armband to school in support of the Black Lives movement. Soon everyone is taking sides. And she is given an ultimatum. Shay is scared to do the wrong thing (and even more scared to do the right thing), but if she doesn't face her fear, she'll be forever tripping over the next hurdle. Now that’s trouble, for real. "Tensions are high over the trial of a police officer who shot an unarmed Black man. When the officer is set free, and Shay goes with her family to a silent protest, she starts to see that some trouble is worth making." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")

Elvin Link, Please Report to the Principal's Office!

Elvin Link, Please Report to the Principal's Office!
Author: Drew Dernavich
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-07-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250119332

Meet an irrepressible kid doodler-turned-sketch artist, in this breakout illustrated diary fiction mystery from Drew Dernavich, Elvin Link, Please Report to the Principal's Office. Meet Elvin Link—slacker, notorious doodler, and the only kid in fifth grade who hasn't (yet) received a wedgie from the school bully Peter Zorber. Can Elvin navigate the last few weeks of school without getting into trouble for his incessant doodling? How will he steer clear of the class wedgie-master? And is it possible to turn a hobby into a crime fighting skill and solve a school mystery? Elvin Link is about to find out all the answers, and he'll do it with a flip disc in one hand and a bottle of hot sauce in the other! Christy Ottaviano Books

Linked

Linked
Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338629123

An unforgettable novel from the New York Times bestseller Gordon Korman Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika. Nobody can believe it. How could such a symbol of hate end up in the middle of their school? Who would do such a thing? Because Michael was the first person to see it, he's the first suspect. Because Link is one of the most popular guys in school, everyone's looking to him to figure it out. And because Dana's the only Jewish girl in the whole town, everyone's treating her more like an outsider than ever. The mystery deepens as more swastikas begin to appear. Some students decide to fight back and start a project to bring people together instead of dividing them further. The closer Link, Michael, and Dana get to the truth, the more there is to face-not just the crimes of the present, but the crimes of the past. With Linked, Gordon Korman, the author of the acclaimed novel Restart, poses a mystery for all readers where the who did it? isn't nearly as important as the why?

The Principal from the Black Lagoon

The Principal from the Black Lagoon
Author: Mike Thaler
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780590457828

On the third day of school, a young boy is sent to the principal's office and thinks about all the horrifying rumors he has heard about her

The Principal's Guide to Managing Communication

The Principal's Guide to Managing Communication
Author: E. Joseph Schneider
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2006-01-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483363619

Develop a successful communication strategy that reaches all members of the school community so that everything else has a chance to work as planned.