Resiliency and Sustainability: Eight Elements for Superintendents Who Want to Make a Difference and Have the Resolve to Do So

Autor/in	Fullan, Michael
Titel	Resiliency and Sustainability: Eight Elements for Superintendents Who Want to Make a Difference and Have the Resolve to Do So
Quelle	In: School Administrator, 62 (2005) 2, S.16 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6439
Schlagwörter	Superintendents; Public Service; Personality; Educational Administration; Leadership + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulrat; Public services; Öffentlicher Sozialdienst; Personalität; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Führung; Führungsposition
Abstract	The Oxford Thesaurus describes "resiliency" with these words: elasticity, flexibility, life, spring, stretch, tenacity, rigor. Why would anyone want to be all of these things? And what does it take to do so? Enter the superintendent who wants to make a lasting difference. Today's superintendency calls on deep reserves from leaders who understand and seek to practice fundamental tenets of what the author calls "system thinkers in action." Such leaders simultaneously understand the short term and the long term. They think and act with the big picture in mind. As the bedrock of their existence, leaders need to place their actions in the context of promoting greater sustainability. Sustainability has eight core elements, each carrying implications for those in the superintendency. In this article, the author expands on these eight core elements for sustainability. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of School Administrators. 801 North Quincy Street Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22203-1730. Tel: 703-528-0700; Fax: 703-841-1543; e-mail: info@aasa.org; Web site: http://www.aasa.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10