External Pressures for Reform and Strategy Formation at the District Level: Superintendents' Interpretations of State Demands.

Wills, Frances G.; Peterson, Kent D.

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ERIC Number: EJ453832

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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External Pressures for Reform and Strategy Formation at the District Level: Superintendents' Interpretations of State Demands.

Wills, Frances G.; Peterson, Kent D.

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v14 n3 p241-60 Fall 1992

Strategies that school superintendents use to develop and implement school improvement plans in response to state mandates were studied through interviews with 30 Maine superintendents and assistant superintendents. Results indicate that imposition of state standards may ignore superintendents' interpretations that shape the approach to meeting the standards and criteria. (SLD)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, State Legislation, State Standards, Superintendents

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Maine

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