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Title: Superintendent Roles as CEO and Team Leader
Language: English
Authors: Björk, Lars G., Browne-Ferrigno, Tricia, Kowalski, Theodore J.
Source: Research in Educational Administration & Leadership. Dec 2018 3(2):179-205.
Availability: EARDA Turkish Educational Administration Research & Development Association. Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Faculty of Education, Izmir, Turkey 35150. e-mail: eyedderinfo@gmail.com; Web site: http://dergipark.gov.tr/real
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 27
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Role, Teamwork, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Role, Public Education, Middle Management, Teacher Role, Teacher Leadership, Political Issues, Communication Strategies, Social Influences
ISSN: 2564-7261
Abstract: The complexity and intensity of reforms over several decades in the United States of America led to large-scale systemic reform and shifted superintendent roles from emphasis on management tasks to pivotal actions in the complex algorithm for managing and leading change initiatives. National commissions, task force reports, and nationwide research on the American superintendency informed need for changes in school-district leadership. This article provides a scholarly and objective analysis of issues surrounding five roles superintendents assume and the emergent need for district-level team leadership to address successfully diverse and complex challenges in contemporary education.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1207460
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The complexity and intensity of reforms over several decades in the United States of America led to large-scale systemic reform and shifted superintendent roles from emphasis on management tasks to pivotal actions in the complex algorithm for managing and leading change initiatives. National commissions, task force reports, and nationwide research on the American superintendency informed need for changes in school-district leadership. This article provides a scholarly and objective analysis of issues surrounding five roles superintendents assume and the emergent need for district-level team leadership to address successfully diverse and complex challenges in contemporary education.
ISSN:2564-7261