A. William Place (he goes by Will Place) received his baccalaureate and master’s degrees from the University of Dayton. He was a teacher, full-time teacher association representative, and administrator for over ten years before he received his doctorate in educational administration from The Ohio State University. Dr. Place has presented more than three dozen papers at national refereed conferences and published more than two dozen refereed articles in some of the most prestigious journals in the field. He is also the author of over a dozen other publications, including a book written as a background document for New Mexico First, a statewide group supported by both U.S. senators.In 2000–2002 Dr. Place spent two years reconnecting with the field as a high school principal. Presently he is the director of doctoral studies in the School of Education and Allied Professions at the University of Dayton, where he teaches research, school public relations, and personnel courses. He was the recipient of the 2005 School of Education and Allied Professions Teaching Award. He is a past president of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association and the Ohio Council of Professors of Educational Administration. In August 2009 he was elected to serve a three-year term on the Executive Board of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Caring Principal; Chapter 2 Leadership; Chapter 3 Management; Chapter 4 Knowledge and Accountability; Chapter 5 The Role of the Human Spirit and Spirituality; Chapter 6 Change and Technology: Life in the 21st Century; Chapter 7 Focus on the Students; Chapter 8 Balance: The Unreachable Star; Chapter 9 Quality Means More Than Quantity; Chapter 10 Examples of a Caring School;