Description: Offers surprising insights into the complex worlds of women principals.
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes:
"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