TY - JOUR
T1 - The Assistant Principalship
T2 - A Keystone or a Stepping Stone
AU - Schmittou, David M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Trustees of Boston University.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Schools are dynamic environments surrounded by static brick and mortar. Schools are a complex entanglement of systems clinging to normalcy led and composed of individuals seeking growth and progress. There is constant turnover as students move through the systems, gaining mastery, seeking support, and receiving guidance. Employees similarly move often as they change roles and responsibilities, as cultures emerge and evolve, and as individuals retire, are hired, or move on to other positions, commonly referred to as “job rotation.” This constant change affects a school’s culture and climate as each is achieved through sustained efforts. When change is present within the school leadership, specifically those identified as assistant principals within their organizational hierarchy, the impact on school culture may be even more dramatic than the effects felt with the turnover of students and teachers.
AB - Schools are dynamic environments surrounded by static brick and mortar. Schools are a complex entanglement of systems clinging to normalcy led and composed of individuals seeking growth and progress. There is constant turnover as students move through the systems, gaining mastery, seeking support, and receiving guidance. Employees similarly move often as they change roles and responsibilities, as cultures emerge and evolve, and as individuals retire, are hired, or move on to other positions, commonly referred to as “job rotation.” This constant change affects a school’s culture and climate as each is achieved through sustained efforts. When change is present within the school leadership, specifically those identified as assistant principals within their organizational hierarchy, the impact on school culture may be even more dramatic than the effects felt with the turnover of students and teachers.
KW - achievement
KW - career
KW - educational studies
KW - leadership
KW - policy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85113558831&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/00220574211032321
DO - 10.1177/00220574211032321
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85113558831
JO - Journal of Education
JF - Journal of Education
SN - 0022-0574
ER -