Why the Principalship?

Dale L. Brubaker is professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and has served on the faculties of the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He has authored or coauthored more than twenty books on leadership and cultural studies in education.Misti Williams is clinical assistant professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She is the principal investigator of a research project on Sustained Staff Development on the Performance of Assistant Principals in Their Current Roles and as Newly Appointed Principals.

This is the book I should have had when I began my graduate program in educational administration. The authors give me advice as to what I should do next to be successful in the program and as an assistant principal. The book has professional development materials that I can use as a teacher leader in my school. I strongly recommend this book to all graduate students who want to be school administrators and educational leaders who work with these graduate students.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Introduction: "A Leap of Faith"Chapter 3 Now What? Leaving Teaching on a High Note: "One Foot In, One Foot Out"Chapter 4 Composing a Meaningful Personal Curriculum while Taking Educational Administration CoursesChapter 5 Negotiating a Successful InternshipChapter 6 Seeking a Position as an Assistant PrincipalChapter 7 First Days on the Job as an Assistant Principal