Why do teachers become assistant principals? What role do assistant principals play in schools? Do assistant principals perceive their role as a career commitment or a stepping stone up the career ladder? These are some of the questions this study sought to answer. The purpose of the study was to investigate the perceptions of selected high school assistant principals on the assistant principalship as a career. As societys demands on school systems continue to increase, the assistant principals role continues to be all the more important and relevant in the school system. However,...

There is a world-wide thirst for authentic leaders who are somehow able to create school learning communities characterized by the purveyance of flourishing faith, hope, and love. Servant-leadership for Catholic school principals is considered one of the most meaningful and effectual callings imaginable. Informed by conversations with six exemplary servant leaders, this book explores the servant-leadership vocation of Catholic school principals.The culminating conceptual framework emphasizes the importance of personal identity and Faith formation as foundational to the exercise of authentic...

There is a world-wide thirst for authentic leaders who are somehow able to create school learning communities characterized by the purveyance of flourishing faith, hope, and love. Servant-leadership for Catholic school principals is considered one of the most meaningful and effectual callings imaginable. Informed by conversations with six exemplary servant leaders, this book explores the servant-leadership vocation of Catholic school principals.The culminating conceptual framework emphasizes the importance of personal identity and Faith formation as foundational to the exercise of authentic...