A Multi-Case Study of Five Female Urban Superintendents: Perceptions of Leadership, Change, and Challenges

Autor/in	Stroh, Jeanne L.
Titel	A Multi-Case Study of Five Female Urban Superintendents: Perceptions of Leadership, Change, and Challenges
Quelle	(2012), (174 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Kansas State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2678-8527-2
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Superintendents; Instructional Leadership; Females; Women Administrators; Case Studies; Administrator Attitudes; School Districts; Academic Achievement; Achievement Gains; Tenure; Interviews; Newsletters; Leadership Qualities; Educational Change; Interpersonal Communication; Goal Orientation; Interpersonal Relationship; Capacity Building; Incentives; Resources; Educational Planning; Social Justice; Biographies; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Schulrat; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Weibliche Führungskraft; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; School district; Schulbezirk; Schulleistung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Führungseigenschaft; Bildungsreform; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Anreiz; Betriebsmittel; Hilfsmittel; Bildungsplanung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Biography; Biografie; Biographie
Abstract	Urban school leaders, particularly superintendents are on the frontlines for raising student achievement at all levels. The work of urban superintendents is intensive given the challenges they encounter. Research has indicated that school leaders who possess and enact skills and knowledge that support change leadership. The question, then, is this: what patterns and themes exist in the use of those attributes by female urban superintendents, to support systemic changes in their school districts. This researcher chose to look at these attributes through the lens of female urban superintendents who were members of the Council of Great City Schools, who had at least three years tenure in the district, and who had realized increased student achievement during their tenure. This study identified and described through case studies the attributes that emerged from the data. Each of the five participants were interviewed twice with questions based on the leadership attributes Reeves (2007) described, the change attributes Fullan (2009) and Knoster, Villa and Thousand (2000) identified, and the superintendent challenges described by the Texas Education Agency (2007). In addition to the interviews, biographies and vitas were collected. Other artifacts such as news articles, television interviews, district newsletters, and district websites were also reviewed. The study revealed that there were patterns and themes that emerged based on the leadership and change attributes, and the challenges urban female superintendents encountered. The leadership attributes defined by Reeves (2007) were: communication, vision, relationships, building capacity in others, access the expertise of others, and decision making. The change attributes defined by Fullan (2009) and Knoster, Villa and Thousand (2000) were: vision, skills, incentives, resources, and action plan. The implications of this study revealed that below the surface of these important attributes and challenges lay social justice issues that may first need to be addressed. [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	2020/1/01