Books: New in Print

A Circle of Empowerment: Women, Education, and Leadership , by Rita L. Irwin (State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12246; 206 pp., $17.95 paper) . A portrayal of how women's leadership styles mesh with a school district's administration and supervisory system.

New Voices in the Field: The Work Lives of First-Year Assistant Principals , by Gary N. Hartzell, Richard C. Williams, & Kathleen T. Nelson (Corwin Press Inc., 2455 Teller Rd., Thousand Oaks, Calif. 91320-2218; 187 pp., $ 21.95 paper) . The results of a five-year study addressing the realities of day-to-day life for new assistant principals that includes actual experiences of men and women who have made the transition from teacher to administrator.

Special Education Law: Issues and Implications for the 90s , by Stephen B. Thomas & Charles J. Russo (National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, Southwest Plaza, Suite 223, 3601 S.W. 29th, Topeka, Kan. 66614; 238 pp., $ 39.95 cloth) . An interpretation of the laws and regulations concerning students with disabilities and an analysis of the...