Author: P. Joseph Powers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Superintendent Leadership Behavior and Its Relationship to Trust and Commitment of Missouri High School Principals
Author: P. Joseph Powers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Superintendent Leadership Behavior and Its Relationship to Trust and Commitment of Wisconsin Principals
Author: Norman L. Fjelstad
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Perception of School Superintendent Leadership Behavior in Missouri Public Schools Accredited with Distinction in Performance
Author: Michael D. Murphy
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Category : Educational leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Dissertation Abstracts International
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Behavior of Principals in Exemplary High Schools in Missouri as Perceived by Teachers, Principals and Superintendents
Author: Robert Buchanan
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Category : High school principals
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : High school principals
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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American Doctoral Dissertations
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Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 776
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Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
The Dark Side of Educational Leadership
Author: Walter S. Polka
Publisher: R&L Education
ISBN: 1578868823
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
A valuable resource to institutions of higher education and various state and national superintendent organizations and agencies, The Dark Side of Educational Leadership provides valuable insights into specific resiliency behaviors that contribute to superintendents' abilities to overcome the trauma associated with being a professional victim. Specifically illuminating those issues that contribute most often to the victimization of superintendents, well-researched chapters demonstrate strategies employed by superintendents to prevent similar issues from causing additional pain. Polka and Litchka identify resiliency factors of most significance to superintendents in dealing with the professional victim syndrome, helping superintendents to better prepare for the professional victim syndrome during their professional career.
Publisher: R&L Education
ISBN: 1578868823
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
A valuable resource to institutions of higher education and various state and national superintendent organizations and agencies, The Dark Side of Educational Leadership provides valuable insights into specific resiliency behaviors that contribute to superintendents' abilities to overcome the trauma associated with being a professional victim. Specifically illuminating those issues that contribute most often to the victimization of superintendents, well-researched chapters demonstrate strategies employed by superintendents to prevent similar issues from causing additional pain. Polka and Litchka identify resiliency factors of most significance to superintendents in dealing with the professional victim syndrome, helping superintendents to better prepare for the professional victim syndrome during their professional career.
Superintendent Instructional Leadership
Author: William C. Neale
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational change
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between superintendent instructional leadership behaviors and the fidelity of implementation of the Instructional Practices Inventory. The leadership behaviors examined by this study were identified by Marzano and Waters (2006) including Collaborative Goal Setting, Non-negotiability of Goals for Achievement and Instruction, Monitoring Progress Toward Goals, Providing Resources to Support Goal Attainment, and Providing Defined Autonomy for Principals. The Instructional Practices Inventory (IPI) was developed by Valentine and Painter and subsequently refined by Valentine (Valentine, 2007). The IPI is a research-based instructional intervention that embeds the reflective study of instructional practices and student engagement in a collaborative model of continuous school improvement. Data were collected from 43 superintendents using surveys adapted from the work of Leithwood, Aitken, & Jantzi (2006) as found in Making Schools Smarter: Leading with Evidence (MSS). Follow-up interviews were conducted with 28% of the superintendents. Data analyses produced no significant differences in superintendent instructional leadership behavior when schools were categorized by the fidelity with which the IPI was implemented. Data analyses were confounded by problematic data in one of the reporting categories. However, post-hypothesis testing produced intriguing patterns. Qualitative data analyses produced evidence of noticeable differences in leadership dispositions and behavior when fidelity of implementation groups were compared. While no statistically significant differences were found in leadership behavior across Fidelity of Implementation groups, interesting patterns in means for each leadership behavior emerged when examined across Fidelity of Implementation group when those groups were disaggregated by the presence or absence of an assistant superintendent. Poverty rates were found to be positively and significantly associated with four of the five leadership behaviors analyzed by this study. Qualitative analyses indicated that superintendents from schools classified as High Fidelity Implementers reported a sense of responsibility for outcomes as well as greater influence than subordinates in the area of change implementation. The character of collaboration varied across implementation categories with High Fidelity Implementers reporting greater preparation, respect for other stakeholders, and clearer vision for outcomes than their peers. High Fidelity Implementers were more inclined than their peers to grant freedom to principals and teachers to make decisions, formulate plans, and put those plans into action, once the superintendents were sure that the other professionals were clear on the goals and constraints. Interestingly, all superintendents were able to articulate how they implemented change but were challenged to articulate their own leadership skills. Data analyses did not allow statistically significant differences to be determined in how superintendents lead. However, post-hypothesis analyses did find a link between low SES and collaborative setting of goals, of non-negotiable goals for achievement and instruction, monitoring of progress toward those goals, and providing resources for goal attainment. Further, the presence of an assistant superintendent decreased the degree to which superintendents felt closely tied to instructional leadership. Qualitative data analyses produced findings that implementation of the Instructional Practices Inventory (IPI) process with high fidelity fostered second-order change in teaching practices and was closely aligned to instructional improvement recommendations by Marzano and Waters (2009). Superintendents who implemented the IPI with high fidelity were more likely to communicate respect for others with whom they collaborated, were more likely to thoroughly prepare when they facilitated collaboration, felt a greater sense of burden for positive student outcomes, and were more likely to empower others to act once a vision and set of boundaries were clearly established. Superintendents uniformly expressed some level of resentment at the mandated goals of No Child Left Behind. However, they did so while simultaneously requiring that those goals be adopted at the district level, even when a collaborative planning process was used, and insisting on articulation of supportive building level goals. Superintendents did not comment on the irony of this situation and uniformly expressed pride when goals were met. When asked directly about power, influence, and their own leadership skills, superintendents' responses were ambiguous. While some superintendents spoke frankly about differences in power and influence, others reported substantial equality among all of their districts stakeholders. Superintendents spoke not of their leadership skill but of personal qualities such as trustworthiness that supported their success. However, analysis of the stated actions of High Fidelity Implementing superintendents indicated that these superintendents engaged in aspects of research-based transformational leadership (Leithwood & Jantzi, 1990) and leadership through relationships (Ogawa & Bossert, 1995).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational change
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between superintendent instructional leadership behaviors and the fidelity of implementation of the Instructional Practices Inventory. The leadership behaviors examined by this study were identified by Marzano and Waters (2006) including Collaborative Goal Setting, Non-negotiability of Goals for Achievement and Instruction, Monitoring Progress Toward Goals, Providing Resources to Support Goal Attainment, and Providing Defined Autonomy for Principals. The Instructional Practices Inventory (IPI) was developed by Valentine and Painter and subsequently refined by Valentine (Valentine, 2007). The IPI is a research-based instructional intervention that embeds the reflective study of instructional practices and student engagement in a collaborative model of continuous school improvement. Data were collected from 43 superintendents using surveys adapted from the work of Leithwood, Aitken, & Jantzi (2006) as found in Making Schools Smarter: Leading with Evidence (MSS). Follow-up interviews were conducted with 28% of the superintendents. Data analyses produced no significant differences in superintendent instructional leadership behavior when schools were categorized by the fidelity with which the IPI was implemented. Data analyses were confounded by problematic data in one of the reporting categories. However, post-hypothesis testing produced intriguing patterns. Qualitative data analyses produced evidence of noticeable differences in leadership dispositions and behavior when fidelity of implementation groups were compared. While no statistically significant differences were found in leadership behavior across Fidelity of Implementation groups, interesting patterns in means for each leadership behavior emerged when examined across Fidelity of Implementation group when those groups were disaggregated by the presence or absence of an assistant superintendent. Poverty rates were found to be positively and significantly associated with four of the five leadership behaviors analyzed by this study. Qualitative analyses indicated that superintendents from schools classified as High Fidelity Implementers reported a sense of responsibility for outcomes as well as greater influence than subordinates in the area of change implementation. The character of collaboration varied across implementation categories with High Fidelity Implementers reporting greater preparation, respect for other stakeholders, and clearer vision for outcomes than their peers. High Fidelity Implementers were more inclined than their peers to grant freedom to principals and teachers to make decisions, formulate plans, and put those plans into action, once the superintendents were sure that the other professionals were clear on the goals and constraints. Interestingly, all superintendents were able to articulate how they implemented change but were challenged to articulate their own leadership skills. Data analyses did not allow statistically significant differences to be determined in how superintendents lead. However, post-hypothesis analyses did find a link between low SES and collaborative setting of goals, of non-negotiable goals for achievement and instruction, monitoring of progress toward those goals, and providing resources for goal attainment. Further, the presence of an assistant superintendent decreased the degree to which superintendents felt closely tied to instructional leadership. Qualitative data analyses produced findings that implementation of the Instructional Practices Inventory (IPI) process with high fidelity fostered second-order change in teaching practices and was closely aligned to instructional improvement recommendations by Marzano and Waters (2009). Superintendents who implemented the IPI with high fidelity were more likely to communicate respect for others with whom they collaborated, were more likely to thoroughly prepare when they facilitated collaboration, felt a greater sense of burden for positive student outcomes, and were more likely to empower others to act once a vision and set of boundaries were clearly established. Superintendents uniformly expressed some level of resentment at the mandated goals of No Child Left Behind. However, they did so while simultaneously requiring that those goals be adopted at the district level, even when a collaborative planning process was used, and insisting on articulation of supportive building level goals. Superintendents did not comment on the irony of this situation and uniformly expressed pride when goals were met. When asked directly about power, influence, and their own leadership skills, superintendents' responses were ambiguous. While some superintendents spoke frankly about differences in power and influence, others reported substantial equality among all of their districts stakeholders. Superintendents spoke not of their leadership skill but of personal qualities such as trustworthiness that supported their success. However, analysis of the stated actions of High Fidelity Implementing superintendents indicated that these superintendents engaged in aspects of research-based transformational leadership (Leithwood & Jantzi, 1990) and leadership through relationships (Ogawa & Bossert, 1995).
The Leadership Behavior of School Superintendents
Author: Andrew Williams Halpin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The Changing Relationships Between Principal and Superintendent: Shifting Roles in an Era of Educational Reform
Author: Rebecca Van der Bogert
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
As school systems move away from centralization toward school-based management, the relationship between superintAndents and principals must be redefined. In this volume of New Directions for School Leadership, superintAndents and principals reflect on the relationship, considering how they can best work together in the joint enterprise of improving education for all students. Sharing their personal experiences and insights, the authors reveal how to build a successful superintAndent/principal relationship through a commitment to honest and frequent communication and mutual teaching and learning.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
As school systems move away from centralization toward school-based management, the relationship between superintAndents and principals must be redefined. In this volume of New Directions for School Leadership, superintAndents and principals reflect on the relationship, considering how they can best work together in the joint enterprise of improving education for all students. Sharing their personal experiences and insights, the authors reveal how to build a successful superintAndent/principal relationship through a commitment to honest and frequent communication and mutual teaching and learning.