Career Paths to the Texas Public School Superintendency

This study focused on the identification of career paths that led to the Texas public school superintendency, including an examination of career path differences associated with gender, ethnicity, and district type, and on the identification of the career path positions superintendents perceived as being the most beneficial in preparing them for the superintendency. Additionally, the study examined place-bound versus career-bound superintendents. The most common career path to the Texas public school superintendency was secondary teacher, secondary principal, and superintendent. Female administrators and administrators who worked in large districts were more likely to take the director route to the superintendency. Additionally, most major urban superintendents took the director route to the superintendency. Ethnicity was not a significant factor in determining the career path to the superintendency. A significant correlation did exist between educational attainment and the secondary teacher, secondary assistant principal, secondary principal, assistant superintendent, superintendent career path. A higher representation of superintendent respondents who held earned doctorates existed in that career path than in any of the other career path groups. While educational attainment was important in higher paying districts, most Texas superintendents did not hold doctorates. Few held doctorates from the most prestigious, nationally recognized universities.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Farmer, Tod Allen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Camp, William E.
• Simms, Richard
• Brooks, John

• School superintendents -- Texas.
• Career development -- Texas.
• gender
• ethnicity
• career path
• superintendency
• educational attainment

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Farmer, Tod Allen
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 69665766
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4970/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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