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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.
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