Print version: Rousmaniere, Kate. Principal’s office : a social history of the American school principal. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2013] x, 197 pages ISBN 9781438448237
Includes bibliographical references and index
Preceptors, head teachers, and principal teachers: school leadership through the late 19th century -- The making of the principal’s office: 1890-1940 -- Outside the principal’s office: principals, democratic leadership, and community change -- Cracks in the system: school leadership, 1945-1980 -- Bearing the burden: the school principal and civil rights -- Instructional leaders in high stakes schools -- Conclusion: In the principal’s office.