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This study examines challenges faced by school administrators during the first three years of school leadership (n=159), emphasizing how novices’ perceptions compare with those of experienced leaders and how pre-service programs can be improved. 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Beam, Russell L. Claxton, and Samuel J. Smith  \nAbstract  \nChallenges for novice school leaders evolve as information is managed differently and as societal and regulatory expectations change. This study addresses unique challenges faced by practicing school administrators (n=159) during their first three years in a school leadership position. It focuses on their perceptions, how perceptions of present novices compare to those of experienced school leaders, and how pre-service programs can better prepare them for these challenges. Findings showed that perceptions of present novice school leaders vary somewhat from those of experienced school leaders. Two themes shared relatively the same prominence among experienced leaders as they did with novices: navigating politics and gaining a sense of credibility. Experienced leaders expounded more on specific political hurdles with school boards, other teachers, and parents, and—regarding these same populations—experienced leaders voiced that they wished they had been more successful in their earlier years in developing credibility more quickly with stakeholders. A theme not occurring at all among present novices but noted by five experienced leaders was that of adjusting to the culture of a new school as its leader. This phenomenon may be explained by the value more seasoned leaders have developed for factors inherent in a campus culture.  \nKeywords: educational leadership, principalship, induction, orientation  \nThe transition from instructing in the classroom to leading from an office is becoming a more difficult one as accountability measures demand increasingly more from school leaders (Brown, 2006) . Current novice administrators face challenges that they may not have anticipated in their pre-service preparation programs. School leaders  \n145  \nare often expected to be super hero like and according to Brill (2006)“burst out of the cloistered phone booth of an administrative credentialing program, take to the air, and effectively meet the needs of all students, teachers, parents and higher-level administrators.”Additionally, the challenges current novice administrators face maybe quite different from those faced by their predecessors who may have been novices several years or decades prior. Understanding challenges during school leaders’ induction phase may serve to inform the structure and curriculum of school leader preparation programs.  \nTherefore, this study examined perceptions of both new and experienced school leaders regarding the challenges faced during their first three years in leadership positions. The dual purposes of this investigation were (1) to increase understanding of role challengesand expectations of novice school leaders and (2) to compare whether the realities or the perceptions of those realities changed over time with longevity.  \nReview of the Literature  \nTo identify specific challenges faced by novice school leaders has been the aim of a variety of previous studies. Barnett, Shoho, and Oleszewski (2012), for example, noted that the most commonly named challenges were workload and task management, conflicts with adults and students, and curriculum and instruction issues. Hertting’s (2008) study resulted in a quite different list of demanding issues: diversity, reform initiatives, accountability measures, scarce resources, and inadequate support from supervisors. Focusing strictly on urban settings, Tredway (2003) found student discipline to be the primary challenge for new administrators. A Turkish study (Sincar, 2013) asked beginning principals to identify their major challenges, to which they responded as follows: bureaucracy, insufficient resources, resistance to innovation, lack of in-service training, and issues related to student poverty. A similar study conducted in Namibia (Mushaandja, 2013) resulted in the following: chronic stress, overloaded sched","cbCaisKhr3McC0A1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisKhr3McC0A1","pdf",477974,17,"English","# Abstract\n## Study purposes\n## Review of the Literature","[{\"question\":\"What challenges does the study focus on for novice school leaders?\",\"answer\":\"The study focuses on challenges faced by administrators during their first three years in school leadership, including how they perceive expectations and the realities of leadership.\"},{\"question\":\"How do novices’ perceptions compare with those of experienced school leaders?\",\"answer\":\"Perceptions vary somewhat, but both groups shared relatively similar themes such as navigating politics and gaining credibility.\"},{\"question\":\"What additional challenge did experienced leaders mention that present novices did not?\",\"answer\":\"Experienced leaders noted adjusting to the culture of a new school as its leader, a theme not occurring at all among present novices.\"}]","Challenges for Novice School Leaders - Facing Today’s Issues in School Administration | PDF",1792094805,43]