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The Novice Assistant Principal: Support Needs In The Transition To The Administrative Role, Alyssa Nicole Maestas
The Novice Assistant Principal: Support Needs In The Transition To The Administrative Role, Alyssa Nicole Maestas
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Novice assistant principals are expected to be ready to serve as key leaders in a school from the first day of their appointment as a school administrator. Research has shown that the role of assistant principal is multi-faceted, the pace of the job is unrelenting, the level of responsibility is overwhelming, and the number of new tasks encountered is daunting (Barnett, et al., 2012; Craft et al., 2016). This study examined how novice assistant principals experienced support as they transitioned into the administrative role. The researcher used a phenomenological research design for the collection of data. The results indicated that …