1. Conceptions of Time and Competing Priorities in the Principalship: The Challenge of Staying Focused on Learning Open Access Author: Taylor, Catherine Freiday Title: Conceptions of Time and Competing Priorities in the Principalship: The Challenge of Staying Focused on Learning Graduate Program: Educational Leadership Keywords: PennsylvaniaNo Child Left Behind legislationNew principalsLeadership in educationInstructional leadershipInstructionExpectationsEmailElementary schoolsElementary principalEducationDecision makingCurriculum and instructionConceptions of timeBest interestsAvailability or absence of timeAssessment resultsAdministration of schoolsAchievementAccountability in educationPennsylvania System of School AssessmentPrincipalPrioritiesQualitative researchRural schoolsStudentsStudent learningSuburban schoolsTechnologyTimeTime managementTeachersTheories and principlesUrban schools File: Download CFTaylor-Dissertation-ThesisOffice.pdf Committee Members: Paul T Begley, Professor Of Education, Committee Chair/Co-ChairSusan C Faircloth, Committee MemberJames F Nolan Jr., Committee MemberJacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member