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Voices of Women Aspiring to the Superintendency

Author: Margaret Grogan

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1996-04-04

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1438405111

The superintendency offers the most powerful and prestigious positions in K–12 public school systems. Few superintendents of these systems in the United States are women, although the majority of teachers are women and many women have leadership positions in schools. There are also increasing numbers of women in administrative preparation programs at institutions of higher education. This study of 27 highly qualified women in top-level administrative positions in public education was designed to find out what it is like to be a woman aspiring to the executive leadership position. Research questions included: Why are there so few women superintendents when so many are qualified? What are the routes to the superintendency? What is the context of educational administration in the public school? What kinds of leaders are women who aspire to the superintendency? The research was also informed by a femininst advocacy of social change to discover how and under what conditions a more equitable distribution of superintendencies is likely to occur. A feminist poststructural framework provided the theoretical basis for the analysis of the data.

Voices of Women Aspiring to the Superintendency

Author: Margaret Grogan

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780791429396

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The superintendency offers the most powerful and prestigious positions in K-12 public school systems. Few superintendents of these systems in the United States are women, although the majority of teachers are women and many women have leadership positions in schools. There are also increasing numbers of women in administrative preparation programs at institutions of higher education. This study of 27 highly qualified women in top-level administrative positions in public education was designed to find out what it is like to be a woman aspiring to the executive leadership position. Research questions included: Why are there so few women superintendents when so many are qualified? What are the routes to the superintendency? What is the context of educational administration in the public school? What kinds of leaders are women who aspire to the superintendency? The research was also informed by a feminist advocacy of social change to discover how and under what conditions a more equitable distribution of superintendencies is likely to occur. A feminist poststructural framework provided the theoretical basis for the analysis of the data.

Jsl Vol 10-N2

Author: JOURNAL OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Publisher: R&L Education

Published: 2014-09-29

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1475811225

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The Journal of School Leadership is broadening the conversation about schools and leadership and is currently accepting manuscripts. We welcome manuscripts based on cutting-edge research from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives and methodological orientations. The editorial team is particularly interested in working with international authors, authors from traditionally marginalized populations, and in work that is relevant to practitioners around the world. Growing numbers of educators and professors look to the six bimonthly issues to: deal with problems directly related to contemporary school leadership practice teach courses on school leadership and policy use as a quality reference in writing articles about school leadership and improvement.

Principles of Power

Author: C. Cryss Brunner

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 0791492664

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Women who seek to be school superintendents or who want to improve their chances for success in the superintendency can clearly benefit from the insights and cultural wisdom of women who have attained the position. Principles of Power shares perspectives from twelve successful women superintendents and puts them in a cultural context that highlights what they can teach us about their methods for success. To illustrate the underlying behaviors that helped them succeed, Brunner uses as a framework the system of beliefs gathered by Carlos Castaneda from Yaqui Indian warrior training. Castaneda calls this system the "riddle of the heart." To understand the riddle of the heart, women must be able to simultaneously comprehend and use two different perceptions of the world: that which is and that which is becoming. To be able to solve the riddle, warriors develop mind set and a discipline that allow them to get the best out of any conceivable situation. This book is the story of these warriors¬—twelve women superintendents—and how they have solved the riddle of the heart.

The Contemporary Superintendent

Author: Lars G. Bjork

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2005-06-28

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1483361357

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The role, practice, and preparation of today and tomorrow′s superintendent! A strong superintendent is critical to the success of an entire school district. So why is it one of the most deregulated positions? Over the past several decades, many states have either rescinded licensing requirements for school district superintendents or abandoned regulations altogether. The Contemporary Superintendent offers a scholarly and objective analysis of the issues surrounding the state policies that appoint superintendents. Lars G. Björk and Theodore Kowalski have developed a coherent guide to critical professional aspects such as superintendent licensures, professional preparation, and staff development. Featuring the research of educational leadership specialists, this resource is not to be missed! The Contemporary Superintendent includes: Quality strategies by the field′s top scholars to implement decisive practices for superintendents Detailed analysis of the concerns over superintendent qualifications and preparations An examination of past, present, and future practices of superintendents A distinct look at the evolution of the role of the superintendent Developed over a three-year period, the authors have compiled a collection of useful, hands-on strategies for aspiring and existing superintendents, as well as ideas for adoption in the educational administration, leadership professional development, and educational policy areas.

Jsl Vol 18-N6

Author: JOURNAL OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2009-11-16

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1475811748

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Sacred Dreams

Author: C. Cryss Brunner

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1999-04-23

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0791497860

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Although women have dominated the teaching ranks at all levels of education since the turn of the century, men occupy 93 percent of superintendency jobs. Considering the nationwide concern that superintendency positions will be vacated faster than they can be filled during the next decade, it's quite possible that women are the greatest untapped pool of capable candidates. As women think about, seek, and accept superintendency assignments, they need a resource like Sacred Dreams that offers both practical advice from those who have attained this rank and research results from those who have studied the situation. Such an understanding has the potential not only to increase the number of women in the position, but also to increase their likelihood of success. [Contributors include Judy A. Alston, Cynthia Beekley, Jackie M. Blount, C. Cryss Brunner, Susan Chase, Margaret Grogan, Barbara L. Jackson, Debra Jackson, Estelle Kamler, Sylvia E. Méndez-Morse, Flora Ida Ortiz, Barbara Nelson Pavan, Charol Shakeshaft, and Marilyn Tallerico. Also included is a foreword by Patricia A. Schmuck.]

The Study of the American School Superintendency 2000

Author: Thomas E. Glass

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0876522452

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This book is the largest and most comprehensive look at the men and women leading our nation's public schools. It's a must-have for school leaders, aspiring school leaders, and those charged with preparing and supporting school leaders. It includes a wide range of information about and from superintendents, including chapters devoted to women and minority school leaders.

Reconsidering Feminist Research in Educational Leadership

Author: Michelle D. Young

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0791486613

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Ten prominent feminist researchers from diverse backgrounds examine educational leadership by focusing on critical questions about the theories, methods, and epistemologies feminist researchers use. The contributors analyze the impact of research on participants and assess the ethical and political implications of researching across groups. They explore the types of strategies feminist researchers have developed to address the problems of the field and propose alternative epistemologies that provide for more sensitive research methods and more complex research results. The book provides a timely examination of how gender inequalities were created and structured within U.S. systems of school administration, how they are maintained and perpetuated, and how they might best be understood and dismantled.

The Study of the American Superintendency, 2000

Author: Thomas E. Glass

Publisher: R&L Education

Published: 2001-06-20

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1461655110

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The Study of the American School Superintendency, 2000 is the ninth 10-Year Study of the American School Superintendent commissioned by AASA. This 174-page reference work on the superintendency is the largest and most comprehensive look at the men and women leading our nation's public schools. It includes a wide range of information about and from superintendents, including a close examination of: Superintendents' personal characteristics, professional experience and professional preparation and training, Superintendent/school board relations and other issues affecting education and leadership, Women and minority school leaders, The history of the school superintendent in American public education, And more! The Study of the American School Superintendency, 2000 is a valuable resource for school leaders, aspiring school leaders, and those charged with preparing and supporting school leaders. In 2007, AASA will publish the 10th study of the superintendency. So, we're making room for the new study and offering the 2000 study at more than 70% off! Buy yours now, before it's too late!