TY - JOUR AU - Rhodes, John W. AB - Using a multiple-case study design, the article documents the professional socialization of 12first-time high school principals during the 3-year period following their appointment to the principalship. The analysis suggests that principals pass through five stages of professional socialization: survival, control, stability, educational leadership, and professional actualization. The article then offers a set of recommendations for supporting principals as they become socialized into the profession. TI - Professional Socialization: A Longitudinal Study of First-Time High School Principals JF - Educational Administration Quarterly: The Journal of Leadership for Effective & Equitable Organizations DO - 10.1177/0013161X92028001003 DA - 1992-02-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/professional-socialization-a-longitudinal-study-of-first-time-high-9rVMnbXwDs SP - 43 EP - 75 VL - 28 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -