School principal
Subtitle: managing in public
By: Dan C. Lortie.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780226493480; 9780226493497
Subjects: Elementary school principals -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan area; Elementary school principals -- Iowa; Suburban schools -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan area; Suburban schools -- Iowa; School management and organization -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan area; School management and organization -- Iowa
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The setting; title: The early career; title: Looking up; title: On being in charge; title: The rewards; title: Complications and complexities; title: Careers and satisfaction; title: Reality and response : a managerial subculture; title: An uncertain future; title: Appendix A : the interview, fact sheet, and sample; title: Appendix B : the Iowa data and community differences.