Understanding the Principalship: Metaphorical Themes, 1920S-1990s

This book is an important resource for both graduate students and researchers interested in educational administration in general or in the principalship in particular. This book seeks to study the inner life of school administration as revealed in the metaphors that have appeared in the literature from 1920 to present. The topic of metaphor is hardly new to school administration, but this book is unique for its historical approach.