The purpose of the research is to study the socialization process of entry-level school administrators. A grounded theory approach is used to conduct the study as there has been limited research regarding assistant principals and public school administrator socialization. The study's philosophical perspective is rooted in social constructivism, with the assumption that an individual constructs reality through social interaction and that individuals choose to give meaning to their own experiences, Use of ethnomethodological processes for gathering information from participants is additionally a component of the study. Participants examined their interview transcriptions for accuracy; coding of interview information used grounded theory coding levels and processes. Emergent themes that participants discuss concern the roles related to the assistant principal's position, the relationships of assistant principals with others, and the tasks that assistant principals need to perform. Additional interview data includes information related to subcategories of 'Roles, ' 'Relationships, ' and 'Tasks.' The study concludes with tentative theory advanced for examining entry-level school administrator socialization.

Results from this study indicate that the formal organizational socialization strategies employed by a school division do have the potential to affect the development of connections among and between its members, hence in the potential development of social capital within the organization. Just over one-third of the total relationship dyads (42.3% of the intraorganizational relationships) were connections associated with the participants' participation in the intern program.

This book examines major issues in theory and research related to leader succession. It looks at the persistent problems confronted by people assigned to lead established social and professional groups like those found in schools. The author demonstrates how interaction between new leaders and established school organizations shape succession events (with illustrations drawn from educational administration) and provides a framework for understanding succession as a dynamic and interactive process.

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