School Principal Development: Theoretical and Experiential Approaches for Educational Leaders

The role of a school principal has become increasingly complex, with high workloads and demands leading to high attrition rates. This book provides theory, research-informed guidance, and practical advice for aspiring principals, including leadership skills development, self-care and wellbeing, the role of a mentor, effective career planning, and practical application advice. It also provides insights and pertinent advice from other current and former principals and senior education executives, primarily in the Australian context. The maintenance of leadership pipelines must continue to be a focus worldwide to ensure that students are in schools led by great leaders.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 18 pages
\n Publication date: 30 December 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Who would be a school principal these days? Alarming school issues appear daily in the media, and there are reports of ever-increasing workloads impacting the stress levels of principals, resulting in high attrition rates. As the role complexity increases and demands surge, would-be applicants must consider deeply their ambitions, their capacity, and their knowledge about what it means to become a school principal. Fortunately, some teachers still consider becoming one, as, more than ever, our schools, our teachers, and our students need great leaders. Theory, research-informed guidance, and practical advice based on experience are gathered here for aspiring principals by a former school principal, now a researcher in educational leadership. Topics of leadership skills development, self-care and wellbeing, the role of a mentor, effective career planning, and practical application advice are interrogated through reflective activities to probe motivations, aspirations, and leadership career goals. The book can be used independently, as part of postgraduate study, or during conversations with a mentor. Uniquely, this book also provides insights and pertinent advice from other current and former principals, and senior education executives predominantly in the Australian context. These rich personal narratives provide practical advice and, in their own individual ways, portray the realities, including the joys, of the job. What is experienced by principals in Australian schools, however, has significant alignment with what is facing school leaders in countries around the world. The maintenance of leadership pipelines must continue to be a focus worldwide to ensure that students are in schools led by great leaders.

Alarming school issues appear daily in the media, and there are reports of ever-increasing workloads impacting the stress levels of principals, resulting in high attrition rates. As the role complexity increases and demands surge, would-be applicants must consider deeply their ambitions, their capacity, and their knowledge about what it means to become a school principal. Fortunately, some teachers still consider becoming one, as, more than ever, our schools, our teachers, and our students need great leaders. Theory, research-informed guidance, and practical advice based on experience are gathered here for aspiring principals by a former school principal, now a researcher in educational leadership. Topics of leadership skills development, self-care and wellbeing, the role of a mentor, effective career planning, and practical application advice are interrogated through reflective activities to probe motivations, aspirations, and leadership career goals. The book can be used independently, as part of postgraduate study, or during conversations with a mentor. Uniquely, this book also provides insights and pertinent advice from other current and former principals, and senior education executives predominantly in the Australian context. These rich personal narratives provide practical advice and, in their own individual ways, portray the realities, including the joys, of the job. What is experienced by principals in Australian schools, however, has significant alignment with what is facing school leaders in countries around the world. The maintenance of leadership pipelines must continue to be a focus worldwide to ensure that students are in schools led by great leaders.

\n Weight: 264g\n
Dimension: 194 x 383 x 16 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781032025384\n \n