The Arrival of the New Principal: Reactions of Staff.

Autor/in	Daresh, John C.
Titel	The Arrival of the New Principal: Reactions of Staff.
Quelle	(1993), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Administrator Effectiveness; Administrator Role; Beginning Principals; Educational Administration; Elementary Secondary Education; Interpersonal Relationship; Leadership Styles; Teacher Administrator Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Führungsstil
Abstract	Findings of a study that identified the kinds of problems faced by new principals who had participated in innovative principal-preparation programs are presented in this paper. Data were collected through a series of interviews conducted with eight individuals who had assumed their first principalships during the 1991-92 school year. All had recently completed administrator-preparation programs in universities that had received curricular development support from the Danforth Foundation between 1987 and 1991. Principals reported that they encountered a similar problem during their first year--that of teachers' reactions to new leadership. The study uses Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's classic description of the stages of grief as a framework to describe such reactions. Examples of these stages--denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance--are described. Conclusions are: (1) that staff reactions are not directed personally toward the new principals; (2) that new principals should learn about their predecessors' leadership styles; and (3) that teachers often rely on their principals' subtle signals to guide their personal behaviors. (Contains 6 references.) (LMI)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01