Factors Influencing Applying for Urban Principalship

Cooley, Van E.; Shen, Jianping

doi:10.1177/0013124500324002

“…Principals in urban elementary schools face challenges intrinsic to urban settings, such as diverse social, economic, and political factors (Cistone & Stevenson, 2000;Cooley & Shen, 2000;ZaragozaMitchell, 2000). Socioeconomic issues, most particularly, influence the way in which principals lead such diverse school settings (Lyman & Villani, 2004;Riehl, 2000).…”

Section: The Changing Role Of Urban Elementary Principalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Included in these expectations are long working hours (50-70 hours a week); more public scrutiny; higher accountability; less appreciation; increased district demands; constricted budgets; less competitive salaries; and highly competitive funding based on performance (Prince, 2000). These expectations unfortunately do not make the position (Cooley & Shen, 2000;Howley, Andrianaivo & Perry, 2005;Norton, 2004). Thus, elementary principals are divided between the demands of accountability based on government mandates as well as community values.…”

Section: The Changing Role Of Urban Elementary Principalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Leading with Heart: Urban Elementary Principals as Advocates for Students

Rodríguez¹,

Murakami²,

Ruff³

2009

Educational Considerations

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“…Principals in urban elementary schools face challenges intrinsic to urban settings, such as diverse social, economic, and political factors (Cistone & Stevenson, 2000;Cooley & Shen, 2000;ZaragozaMitchell, 2000). Socioeconomic issues, most particularly, influence the way in which principals lead such diverse school settings (Lyman & Villani, 2004;Riehl, 2000).…”

Section: The Changing Role Of Urban Elementary Principalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Included in these expectations are long working hours (50-70 hours a week); more public scrutiny; higher accountability; less appreciation; increased district demands; constricted budgets; less competitive salaries; and highly competitive funding based on performance (Prince, 2000). These expectations unfortunately do not make the position (Cooley & Shen, 2000;Howley, Andrianaivo & Perry, 2005;Norton, 2004). Thus, elementary principals are divided between the demands of accountability based on government mandates as well as community values.…”

Section: The Changing Role Of Urban Elementary Principalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Educational Considerations, vol. 36(2) Full Issue

Acker-Hocevar¹,

Miller²,

Ivory³

2009

Educational Considerations

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“…In the literature, the survey and interview responses given about the importance of salary in the decision to apply for a school principal position vary. Although the superintendents and principals surveyed (e.g., Cooley & Shen, 2000;ERS, 1998;Whitaker, 2001;Williams, 2001) ranked this as one of the most important issues, the teachers (Cooley & Shen, 2000) did not.…”

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School leadership issue: why are teachers not applying for school principal positions?

Bolin¹

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The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that are associated with qualified teachers' decisions not to apply for the role of school principal. Recent research has shown that schools in North America are currently facing a shortage of principals and this shortage is expected to continue. In this study, three teachers, who are qualified for the principal's position but are not interested, answered semi-structured interview questions.Their responses were taped, transcribed and analyzed to identify common themes.Findings suggest all of these individuals value the relationships with their students and other teachers. They enjoy teaching and the flexibility that it provides. They perceive the magnitude of the relationships that a principal has to maintain with parents, school board, and senior administration as undesirable. It was concluded that efforts could be made to nurture teachers' interest and knowledge of the principal's role. Support for local courses, job shadowing, and mentorship programs are suggestions that are discussed. If continued effort is made, appropriate solutions can be found to help remedy this shortage.ii

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Factors Influencing Applying for Urban Principalship

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Leading with Heart: Urban Elementary Principals as Advocates for Students

Leading with Heart: Urban Elementary Principals as Advocates for Students

Educational Considerations, vol. 36(2) Full Issue

School leadership issue: why are teachers not applying for school principal positions?

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