ABSTRACT

This is an account of how a principal combines the rational and emotional components of leadership to lead the transformation of a school. Most attempts at reform come from the outside, with people wishing to impose a curriculum and benchmarks; this book assumes that schools can transform themselves, but only when those involved in schools (especially principals) develop self-respect and achieve self-actualization. The author believes, and has demonstrated in his colleges, that a sensitive, thoughtful, proactive leadership might yet deliver the quality outcomes that the community desires from schooling.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction: The Transparent Principal

chapter 1|15 pages

The Alchemist Principal

chapter 2|16 pages

The Paranoid Principal

chapter 3|13 pages

The Cinderella Principal

chapter 4|10 pages

The Empty Principal

chapter 5|11 pages

The Learning Principal

chapter 6|10 pages

The Transformed Principal?

chapter 7|15 pages

The Stumble Principal

chapter 8|17 pages

The Reculturing Principal

chapter 9|14 pages

The Dreaming Principal

chapter 10|16 pages

The Big Top Principal

chapter 11|8 pages

The Journeying Principal

chapter 12|17 pages

The Frog Prince’pal