The Study of the American Superintendency 2000

Thomas E. Glass; Lars Bjork; Cryss C. Brunner

doi:10.5771/9781461655114

Summary

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!

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2001
ISBN-Print: 978-0-87652-248-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-5511-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 175
Product type: Book Titles

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Executive Summary No access
1. A Quick Look Back No access
2. The Future of the Superintendency No access
3. Bibliography No access
1. Survey Objectives No access
2. Survey Population No access
3. Content Areas No access
4. Instrument Development No access
5. Sample Selection No access
6. Survey Implementation and Return Rate No access
7. Data Analysis No access
1. Gender and Race No access
2. Age No access
3. Career Path No access
4. Early Retirement No access
5. Attrition No access
6. Marital Status No access
7. Politics and Political Party Preference No access
8. Community Background No access
9. Bibliography No access
1. Entry into Administration No access
2. What's in a Name? No access
3. Years Superintendents Spend in the Classroom No access
4. Extracurricular Activities No access
5. Gaining the First Superintendency No access
6. Number of Superintendencies No access
7. Years in the Superintendency No access
8. Superintendent Tenure No access
9. Mentoring, Discrimination, Hiring No access
10. Superintendents Spending a career in One District No access
11. Number of States in which Superintendents served No access
12. Selection to the Superintendency No access
13. Participation in Professional Organizations No access
14. Professional Journals Read by Superintendents No access
15. Mentoring and Being a Mentor No access
16. Future Plans of Superintendents No access
17. Bibliography No access
1. Power Struggles No access
2. Who Initiates Policy? No access
3. How are Board Members Oriented? No access
4. Community Participation No access
5. Community Pressure Groups No access
6. Board Abilities No access
7. Elected or Appointed? No access
8. Evaluations and Job Descriptions No access
9. The why and how of Evaluation No access
10. Superintendent Evaluation Ratings No access
11. Board Expectations No access
12. Do Boards Accept Policy Recommendations? No access
13. Superintendents Working with Boards No access
14. Problems Board Members Face No access
15. Problems Superintendents Face No access
16. Self-Perceptions No access
17. Factors that Inhibit Effectiveness No access
18. Reasons to Leave a District No access
19. Reasons to Leave the Field No access
20. Fulfillment No access
21. Prestige No access
22. Stress No access
23. Communication Sources No access
24. If they Could do it all Over Again No access
25. Summary No access
26. Bibliography No access
1. Personal Demographics No access
2. District Demographics No access
3. Career Paths: The Road More Traveled No access
4. The Search No access
5. Moving on No access
6. Professional Development No access
7. Educational Research No access
8. Contracts and Evaluation No access
9. Board Demographics, Dynamics, and Decision Making No access
10. School Board Decision Making and Board Dynamics No access
11. Stress, Self-fulfillment, and Prestige No access
12. Bibliography No access
1. Personal Demographics No access
2. District Demographics No access
3. Type of Community Lived in Prior to College/Type of Community in Which School District is Located No access
4. District Enrollment and School-Business Partnerships No access
5. Career Paths—The Road More Traveled No access
6. Professional Development No access
7. Contracts and Evaluation No access
8. Board Demographics, Dynamics, and Decision Making No access
9. Stress, Fulfillment, Prestige, and Challenges of the Superintendency No access
10. Bibliography No access
1. Formal Academic Training and Degrees No access
2. The Educational Administration Reports No access
3. Strengthening Field Connections No access
4. Evaluation of University-Based Programs No access
5. Professional Associations, Preparation and Standards No access
6. The Perception of Administrator Shortage No access
7. A Look at the 2000 Study Data No access
8. Formal Academic Preparation and Degrees No access
9. Education Prior to the Superintendency No access
10. Issues and Challenges Facing the Superintendency Today No access
11. Emphasis of Preservice and Inservice Education Programs No access
12. Educational Research No access
13. Quality of Educational Administration Programs No access
14. Quality of Programs No access
15. Quality of Instructors No access
16. University-Based Professional Preparation Programs No access
17. Non-University-Based Professional Development and Training No access
18. Summary No access
19. Bibliography No access
Index of Tables No access Pages 167 - 175