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Title: Understanding the Principalship: Metaphorical Themes, 1920S-1990s by Lynn G. Beck, Joseph Murphy ISBN: 0-8077-3207-9 Publisher: Teachers College Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)
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Summary: Whats hidden behind the word??
Comment: Beck, Lynn G. & Murphy, Joseph. (New York, 1993) Understanding the Principalship-Metaphorical Themes: 1920s-1990s. Teacher's College Press, Columbia University.
Author's Profile: Joseph Murphy is the Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at the Vanderbilt University. Lynn G. Beck is an Assistant Professor of Education at the University of California.
Type: Academic Research
Audience: Academicians and Practitioners.
Its a great way to understand the changing times and the development of the role of the principal reflects the changes in the school community.
The authors have studied the history of the roles of principals over the decades. An in-depth analysis has been made using metaphorical themes that were used over h decades to describe the changing roles of principals. As the analysis continues, themes and patterns were discovered in the language people used to describe principals. Each decade is explained interestingly and the metaphors used portray a logical explanation. In the twenties for example, much of the work focused on spiritual values; in the thirties on business-like efficiency in schools; in the forties the focus was on the principal's role in war and post war efforts; in the fifties , the maintenance of established patterns seemed important; in the sixties, the major emphasis was on conflict; in the seventies on negotiation and in the eighties on change.
Very well written and although rich in literiture review, it is interesting to read and different!
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