Case Study of K-12 Public School Superintendents Having Business Background and No Teaching Experience

Autor/in	Novak, James
Titel	Case Study of K-12 Public School Superintendents Having Business Background and No Teaching Experience
Quelle	(2012), (102 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Walden University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2672-6983-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Case Studies; Public Schools; Superintendents; Elementary Secondary Education; Background; Business Skills; Teaching Experience; Phenomenology; Work Experience; School Districts; Career Change; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Role Perception; Leadership Qualities; Leadership Role; Performance Factors; Barriers; Rural Urban Differences; Community Colleges; Performance Technology; Best Practices; Job Skills; Administrator Attitudes; Job Performance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Schulrat; Hintergrundinformation; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; School district; Schulbezirk; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Führungseigenschaft; Leistungsindikator; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Community college; Community College; Produktive Fertigkeit; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of superintendents with business backgrounds and who lack teaching experience. There is a shortage of qualified superintendent candidates in K-12 school districts. As a result, some school boards are hiring nontraditional superintendents. This qualitative case study is important because it benefits aspiring and new nontraditional superintendents by explaining the unique challenges they face in their position and to better equip these individuals for their current and future responsibilities. The Broad Foundation's 2003 publication "Better Leaders for America's Schools: A Manifesto" argued that school systems should search outside the traditional means for hiring their leaders. Five nontraditional superintendents were interviewed with the intent of addressing their perceptions of: (a) differences in their roles of nontraditional superintendents from traditional superintendents, (b) factors that create the need for nontraditional superintendents, (c) barriers and disadvantages encountered by nontraditional superintendents, (d) reasons why urban school districts hire nontraditional superintendents more frequently than suburban or rural school districts, and (e) similarities of nontraditional superintendents with community college leaders. The interviews were conducted in-person, transcribed verbatim, thematically coded, analyzed, and member-checked. The study revealed that the nontraditional superintendents perceive their extensive finance, budget, and leadership experience and abilities benefit school districts, and explain the barriers and challenges they face that traditional superintendents may not. Positive social change may occur when nontraditional superintendents become more knowledgeable of the challenges their peers have faced and utilize that knowledge to become effective school district leaders. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10