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Showing 1 to 20 of 527 for “"Superintendents"”.
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Female Superintendents: Does Gender Matter?
… and statistics surrounding the topic of female superintendents, which indicated that women moved into the position at a disproportionate rate when compared to men, this study sought to understand the experiences of female public-school superintendents. Further, the research provided a means for …
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A study of factors affecting the mobility of superintendents as reported by Indiana public school superintendents
This study investigated relationships between literacy level and global self concept employment status income level, age and gender among students enrolled at a vocational technical college. The contribution of a subset of job-related reading self concepts to the multiple correlation was also …
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Perceptions of Current Virginia School Superintendents and Active Board Chairpersons Concerning Essential Leadership Characteristics of Superintendents
… purpose of this study was to identify current superintendents' and active school-board chairpersons' perceptions of superintendent-leadership characteristics. As a follow-up study, it compared the perceptions of superintendents and school-board chairpersons in 2009 and 2016 to determine …
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South Carolina Superintendents' Perceptions of Longevity
… the shorter average longevity of South Carolina superintendents as compared to superintendents nationwide. This study addressed the following research questions: 1.) What do South Carolina superintendents perceive to be the reasons for turnover in South Carolina? 2.) Is there a difference in the …
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Characteristics of Iowa public school superintendents
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Black Women Superintendents: Leading With Love
… the mentoring process and resources for new superintendents; develop statewide policies on the hiring of relatives; and expand research to include, all Black women superintendents in the nation, former Black women superintendents, and Black men superintendents.
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Career-Threatened Principals: Virginia Superintendents' Views
… principals in Virginia as identified by Virginia superintendents were examined. All superintendents of operating school divisions in Virginia were selected as the population for this study. A survey was used to generate data on demographic characteristics of career-threatened principals, their …
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Building and Maintaining Relationships Between Superintendents and School Board Members: The Approach of Two Public School Superintendents
… accounting for high turnover appears to be some superintendents’ inability to build relationships with their school boards.</p> <p>This multi-case study/cross-case analysis examined why superintendents struggle to create and sustain significant relationships with their school boards. It explored …
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The political sophistication of district-transforming superintendents
… political sophistication of two selected urban superintendents: one who transformed the school district into a significantly improved school system and the other who successfully initiated school improvement measures. It was an attempt to understand and describe the political thinking, …
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Superintendents' Perceptions of Educational Finance in Georgia
… funding was examined through the perception of superintendents as related to the era prior to the implementation of the "<em>A-Plus Education Reform Act of 2000</em>." Secondly, the adequacy was examined of the implementation of the Reform Act, and additionally the perceptions of adequate …
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Career Paths of Female Superintendents in Georgia
In an effort to provide for a better understanding of the factors that exert influence on the career decisions of special educators, the present study sought to examine the influence of emotional intelligence and various demographic factors on the career longevity of special educators. One hundred …
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Georgia Female School Superintendents: Perceptions of Isolation
… of isolation among Georgia female school superintendents. A qualitative method was used to conduct the study. The research instrument used in conducting the study was comprised of 13 open-ended interview questions which were designed to elicit responses to the research question and …
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Principal Selection and the Stories Superintendents Tell.
… qualities and personal characteristics superintendents look for when hiring a principal. With fewer principal applicants and increased projected needs for principals, it was important to explore the superintendent's reasoning when hiring a principal.</p> <p>A qualitative research method …
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Perspectives of School Superintendents in School Crises
… at any given time in any given location. School superintendents live through these crisis situations and must make critical decisions under extreme stress with limited time, resources, and information involving crisis situations. Leaders must share and learn from their lived experiences relating …
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District Superintendents' Experiences During The COVID-19 Crisis
… such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Daily, superintendents must make decisions that will affect students and staff. As the leader of an organization, there are always multiple factors superintendents must keep in mind. During the COVID-19 pandemic, superintendents led their districts without …
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Job Satisfaction Levels Among Iowa Public School Superintendents
… to stay. The national average tenure for superintendents has been reported as 5.6 years, with other numbers between five and six years, depending on who conducts the study (Johnson, Huffman, Madden, & Shope, 2011). Regardless of the actual number, there is a general agreement that turnover …
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Paradigmatic Status and Reform Potential of Iowa Superintendents
… reform, this study surveyed a sample of superintendents on their views, suggested by Thomas Kuhn's work on paradigms, on the classical schools of education, perennialism, essentialism, progressivism, and social reconstructionism, and on the three state-offered reform initiatives in Iowa, …
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School-Linked Service Integration and School District Superintendents
… qualitative inquiry the views of selected superintendents about administrative issues involving school-linked service integration. Research questions for the study included (1) What views emerge when superintendents discuss school-linked service integration? (2) What aspects of …
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