New Voices in the Field : The Work Lives of First-Year Assistant Principals Book

	Preface
	About the Authors
1	Maria's Story	1
2	Impressions of the Assistant Principalship	20
3	Learning the Environment: New Measures of Duty and Time	26
	The Volume of the Job	27
	The Pace of the Job	42
4	Reshaping Perspectives: Administering Discipline	45
	Student Control and Job Identity	46
	Redefining Relationships With Students	48
	Reshaping Perspectives on Parents and Teachers	51
	Reshaping Perspectives on Discipline Administration	59
5	New Perspectives and Relationships: Working With Teachers	75
	The Range of Teacher Behavior	76
	The Development of New Working Relationships	88
6	New Perspectives and Relationships: Working With the Classified Staff	94
	Discovering the Support Staff's Work World	96
	Learning to Work With a Secretary	108
	The Power of the Classified Staff	110
7	New Perspectives and Relationships: Working With Other Administrators	112
	The Influence of the Principal	113
	The Influence of Peers	118
8	The Impact of the Job	124
	Interpersonal Impact	125
	Organizational Impact	131
	Emotional Impact	132
9	Taken by Surprise	148
	Themes in the Stories New Assistant Principals Tell of Their First-Year Experiences	150
	Students in Administrative Preparation Programs	164
	Those Whom the Assistant Principal Will Serve	165
	School Administrators Who Supervise Credential Students During Their Field Practicums	165
	District Personnel Who Hire First-Year Assistant Principals and Principals Who Supervise	166
	Those Who Design and Implement Administrative Credential Programs	167
	Others Interested in Improving Today's Secondary Schools	167
	Appendix: A Few Words About the Data	169
	References	173
	Index	184