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Man in the Principal's Office

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ISBN-10: 0759105294

ISBN-13: 9780759105294

Edition: 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Harry F. Wolcott

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Harry Wolcott's ground-breaking anthropological study into the life of an elementary school principal is now reprinted in a new edition. One of the first studies of its kind, Wolcott uses a microenthnographic approach to analyze a single occupation within urban American society. Originally written in 1973, the text skillfully applies anthropological concepts and methodology to the realm of education.
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Book details

Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication date: 7/9/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 356
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Alice Beck Kehoeis professor emeritus of anthropology at Marquette University, and author of a dozen books, including Controversies in Archaeology, The Ghost Dance: Ethnohistory and Revitalization,andNorth American Indians: A Comprehensive Account. Paul L. Doughtyis Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of anthropology and Latin American studies at the University of Florida. He is coauthor ofPeru: A Cultural HistoryandPeasants, Power, and Applied Social Change: Vicos as a Model.

Preface, 2003
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Preface and Acknowledgements, 1973
A Principal Investigator in Search of a Principal
A Day in the Life
The Principal as a Person
The School and Community
What a Principal Does: Formal Encounters
What a Principal Does: Informal Encounters and Daily Routines
The Annual Cycle of the Principalship
Maintaining the System: The Socialization of the Principal
Maintaining the System: The Principal as Socializer
Behind Many Masks
Patience and Prudence
Epilogue: Reactions and Reflections
References
About the Author