The Principalship

Catalog description

Principles and practices of administration of elementary and secondary schools. EDLDR 568 The Principalship (3) The course is intended to help students gain theoretical and practical insight into what it means to be an effective principal. EDLDR 568 is not a "how to" course; that is, it makes no effort to explicitly lay out rules, procedures, "best practices," or techniques associated with being a principal. Rather, the course calls on students to read, think, write about, and discuss: What do we mean by management? By leadership? What's the difference? What social and political factors help shape the principal's organizational role and behavior? How can principals acquire and maintain power and authority? And what is the difference between these two concepts? How do different school social contexts influence principal effectiveness? What do we mean by school culture and climate? How do these relate to effectiveness? How do principals become "instructional leaders?" When should they? How should student performance be evaluated? Teacher performance? What legal issues do principals need to be aware of?