Balancing Acts

Lisa Smulyan is Associate Professor of Education at Swarthmore College. She is the coauthor, with Andrew Garrod, Robert Kilkenny, and Sally I. Powers, of Adolescent Portraits: Identity, Relationships and Challenges, and, with Sharon Nodie Oja, of Collaborative Action Research: A Developmental Process.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1Studying the Principalship Chapter 2Methodological Dilemmas Chapter 3Dancing on Water Chapter 4Handling It Graciously Chapter 5Playing the Referee Chapter 6Conclusions: Redefining the Principalship Notes Bibliography Index

"Balancing Acts provides strong, significantly different case studies that illustrate the complexity of principal leadership." — Khaula Murtadha-Watts, Indiana University"Smulyan is an excellent writer. She engages the reader, integrating a wealth of detailed accounts and theoretical interpretations." — Rita Irwin, author of A Circle of Empowerment: Women, Education, and Leadership