A narrative account of the leadership of Superintendent Cobel from 1989-1993

This study attempts to examine administrative programs and events in the tenure of Superintendent Dr. Larry D. Coble, who served the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School District in North Carolina from 1989-1993. The central focus of this investigation addresses four basic questions. First, were the goals set by the superintendent achieved? Specifically, were his goals of offering new leadership, providing openness in the administration, ensuring quality education for a neglected population, and addressing teachers major concerns achieved? Second, did reorganizing the system (a) enhance decision-making I and (b) improve students' test scores? Third, did the superintendent successfully deal with the controversial issues of (a) site-based management, and (b) tracking. And fourth, was the superintendent's interaction with subordinates effective?

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Administration

Department dc:contributor.department

Educational Administration

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1996

Author dc:creator

• Griffin, Josephine F.

Chairs dc:contributor.committeechair

• Hereford, Karl T.
• Earthman, Glen I.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Getz, Hilda M.
• Morgan, Samuel D.

• tracking
• reorganization
• superintendent
• North Carolina
• Leadership

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-08082007-161958

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/39118