Purpose: A plethora of principal development programs based on myriad leadership theories currently abounds in many educational jurisdictions globally. Today's principals, consequently and fortuitously, often feel less isolated and better supported than has been indicated in school leadership research over the past two decades. The purpose of this…

Purpose: High-stakes accountability and continuous multi-faceted pressures of the principalship require leaders to develop a broad range of personal qualities including resilience and personal vitality. Scant research exists on what happens to school principals when careers abruptly and involuntarily end, and the purpose of this paper is sought to…