Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Marytza A. Gawlik is an assistant professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies department at Florida State University. Dr. Gawlik’s research examines various aspects of charter schools including leadership, accountability, autonomy, succession and socialization and has authored several research articles related to charter school leadership and policy.
Dana L. Bickmore is an associate professor in the Educational, Policy, and Leadership program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Her research explored principal leadership in charter and middle schools.
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Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Exploring Issues and Challenges
Marytza A. Gawlik and Dana L. Bickmore
Chapter 1: Charter School Principals’ Autonomy in the Context of State Accountability
Madeline Mavrogodato, Ellen Goldring, and Claire Smrekar
Chapter 2: Charter School Leaders as Policy Actors
Romina Madrid Miranda and Abigail Felber-Smith
Chapter 3: How Charter School Principals Use Teacher Evaluation Systems?
David B. Reid
Chapter 4: Balancing Progressive Education and Performance Management
Erin Coghlan and Heinrich Mintrop
Chapter 5: Principalship Succession and Socialization in Charter Schools
Marytza A. Gawlik
Conclusion
Dana L. Bickmore and Marytza A. Gawlik
Appendices
References
About the Authors
This is an important contribution to a timely topic given the rapid growth of charter schools in America and the dearth of knowledge on how to best prepare and support principals in these schools. This book provides empirically based insight about how charter leaders navigate their unique organizational and policy contexts. The authors address crucial topics such as how charter school leaders use their autonomy, make decisions about teacher evaluation, and address leadership succession. This work contains many useful insights for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers.
— Chris Torres, Assistant Professor, K-12 Administration, Michigan State University
The Unexplored Conditions of Charter School Principals is a timely and scholarly assessment of charter school principals and the challenges they confront, which should inform leadership discussions. A must read for parents, educators, and practitioners.
— Yongmei Ni, Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Utah
Having the right leaders in charter schools and understanding their support needs may improve school management and enhance student and school outcomes. However, we must first understand the unique place and space of charter leaders in order to better prepare those who lead them.This volume does a lot to dispel the mythologies of charter schools and provides a body of literature on impactful studies in this area.
— Noelle Arnold, Associate Professor, Educational Administration, Ohio State University