Superheroes and Transformers: Rethinking Teach for America's Leadership Models

Autor/inn/en	Trujilo, Tine; Scott, Janelle
Titel	Superheroes and Transformers: Rethinking Teach for America's Leadership Models
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 95 (2014) 8, S.57-61 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
Schlagwörter	Leadership Styles; Models; Interviews; Role Models; Graduate Surveys; Leadership Training; Alternative Teacher Certification; Leadership Qualities; Academic Achievement; Educational Administration; Equal Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Führungsstil; Analogiemodell; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Identifikationsfigur; Führungslehre; Führungseigenschaft; Schulleistung; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung
Abstract	Interviews with a broad swath of current and former Teach For America alumni and current corps members reveal a decided preference for school leaders whose personality traits are akin to superhero/ines--charismatic, courageous, demanding--and who have a tendency to try to usher in greater student achievement via primarily managerial agendas, rather than through seeking systemic investments that address the broader social and educational inequalities in which students live. But research has shown that personality and managerial driven agendas don't often work. This is significant because many TFA alumni are likely to become educational and public policy leaders going forward. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10