Educational leadership or administration during a busy workday: The status and roles of assistant principals

• Main Authors: Sigurðardóttir, Dóra Margrét, Ragnarsdóttir, Guðrún
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands 2020
• Subjects: assistant principals; compulsory education; school leadership; role and status; aðstoðarskólastjórar; grunnskólar; stjórnendur; fagleg forysta; hlutverk og staða; Reykjavík; Gardner; Osborn; Petrides
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tuuom/article/view/3278

Research has shown that assistant principals have growing roles in administration and educational leadership as school complexity and demands for student achievement increase (Börkur Hansen, Ólafur H. Jóhannsson, & Steinunn Helga Lárusdóttir, 2002; Grodzki, 2011). Many scholars highlight how ass...