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Download full textCruzeiro, Patricia A.; Boone, Mike – Rural Educator, 2009
This article reports the results of an inquiry into the dynamics of principal selection in rural school districts in two mid-American states with high numbers of rural schools. The study focuses on two questions: (1) are rural school districts experiencing a shortage of qualified applicants for vacant principal's positions; and (2) what…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Rural Schools, School Districts, Superintendents
Boone, Mike – 1997
Conventional wisdom holds that there are gender-based differences in the practices of men and women in leadership positions. Stereotypically, men are seen as using a direct "command and control" style of leadership while women are assumed to be more collegial and collaborative. A review of the literature on differences in male and female…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Styles
Peer reviewedBoone, Mike – Rural Educator, 1998
A survey of superintendents in 10 small, rural school districts in Texas showed that they gave priority to the following leadership behaviors: (1) focusing all stakeholders' attention on instruction; (2) involving others in instructional planning; (3) communicating high performance expectations; (4) maintaining visibility; (5) supporting…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Role, Educational Practices
PDF pending restorationBoone, Mike – 1996
Since the early 1990s, the majority of school-aged children in Texas have been non-White. The 1995 Texas legislature authorized the use of cumulative voting in school districts as a result of lawsuits prompted by the underrepresentation of minority groups on school boards. In cumulative voting, each voter has a number of votes equal to the number…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Anglo Americans, Boards of Education, Elections
Boone, Mike – 1992
This study was conducted to identify the ways that superintendents in rural school districts deal successfully with restructuring. The analysis is based on interviews with superintendents and principals in four rural districts. The districts, in Texas and Oklahoma, were selected especially for their successful restructuring programs. The two Texas…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role
Boone, Mike – 1994
This paper explores the relationship between community stability and school conflict in a small rural Texas school district. Data included school district records; newspaper archives; and interviews with school district officials, community members, and officials of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). Texas County (a pseudonym)…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Problems
