International Perspectives on the Micropolitics of the Superintendency
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| Title: | International Perspectives on the Micropolitics of the Superintendency |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Björk, Lars G., Browne-Ferrigno, Tricia |
| Source: | Research in Educational Administration & Leadership. Jun 2016 1(1):121-156. |
| 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: | 36 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Superintendents, Politics of Education, Administrative Organization, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Administrator Role, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Ideology, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United States |
| ISSN: | 2564-7261 |
| Abstract: | The rise of globalization compelled national governments to examine how they would adapt widespread social, economic, and political changes to advance their nation's future wellbeing. Most recognized the pivotal role of education in facilitating adaptation to changes unfolding in society and expressed concern about the quality of their education systems and student academic performance. During the last three decades, nations engaged in what is generally regarded as one of the most intense and protracted attempts at educational reform in recent history. National educational reform initiatives initiated in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) and in the United States of America. In many instances, shifts in national education policy altered how school districts were organized, managed, and governed which in turn reconfigured superintendents' roles. An examination of findings from recent nationwide studies on superintendents suggests that decentralization and devolution of decision-making authority to municipal governments, local schools, and parents may have heightened the importance their micropolitical roles in the provision of education. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1207733 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The rise of globalization compelled national governments to examine how they would adapt widespread social, economic, and political changes to advance their nation's future wellbeing. Most recognized the pivotal role of education in facilitating adaptation to changes unfolding in society and expressed concern about the quality of their education systems and student academic performance. During the last three decades, nations engaged in what is generally regarded as one of the most intense and protracted attempts at educational reform in recent history. National educational reform initiatives initiated in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) and in the United States of America. In many instances, shifts in national education policy altered how school districts were organized, managed, and governed which in turn reconfigured superintendents' roles. An examination of findings from recent nationwide studies on superintendents suggests that decentralization and devolution of decision-making authority to municipal governments, local schools, and parents may have heightened the importance their micropolitical roles in the provision of education. |
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| ISSN: | 2564-7261 |
