Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Go to the Principal's Office 1. Preceptors, Head Teachers, and Principal Teachers: School Leadership through the Late Nineteenth Century 2. The Making of the Principal's Office, 1890-1940 3. Outside the Principal's Office: Principals, Democratic Leadership, and Community College 4. Cracks in the System: School Leadership, 1945-1980 5. Bearing the Burden: The School Principal and Civil Rights 6. Instructional Leaders in High-Stakes Schools Conclusion: In the Principal's Office Notes Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

Kate Rousmaniere is Professor of Educational Leadership at Miami University of Ohio. She is the author of several books, including Citizen Teacher: The Life and Leadership of Margaret Haley, also published by SUNY Press.

Reviews

"...[a] valuable book." - History of Education Quarterly "Examining the history of ubiquitous objects is always a fascinating endeavor. The history of how principals became universal fixtures in public schools over the past two centuries is no less captivating ... This excellent work would be very useful for both a graduate or undergraduate class on the history of American education, an education class on the culture of public schools, as well as any general survey course on American social movements. It represents the best kind of work in education and history." - American Studies