Better Principals, Better Schools - 9781681233642

Better Principals, Better SchoolsWhat Star Principals Know, Believe, and Do\nAuthor(s): Valerie Hill-Jackson, Delia Stafford, Nicholas D. Hartlep, Thandeka K. Chapman, Kenneth Fasching-Varner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781681233642, 978-1681233642\nSynopsis\n'A school is only as good as its principal'. This quip forms the thesis of Better Principals as it provides a birds eye view on the enactment of Habermans eleven core functions of a star principal. \n\nBetter Principals is imperative for two main reasons.\n\n First, the achievement gap between 20 million children in poverty and their mainstream counterparts is continuing to become even wider. Many students are constantly subjected to inequality of educational opportunity, which limits their future opportunities. \n\nSecond, Haberman is one of the most prolific producers of administrators of the twentieth century (and into the twenty-first ce.