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The District-Wide Sustainability of a Professional Learning Community during Leadership Changes at the Superintendency Level
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Abrego, Chuey; Pankake, Anita – Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2011
The purpose of this mixed methods follow-up single case study was two-fold: to determine if a school district was able to sustain a professional learning community (PLC) and to identify factors that enhanced, inhibited, or promoted the sustainability of a PLC from a district-wide perspective, with particular focus on how a change in leadership,…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Trust (Psychology), Communities of Practice, Superintendents
Leadership Behaviors of Superintendent/Principals in Small, Rural School Districts in Texas
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Canales, Maria T.; Tejeda-Delgado, Carmen; Slate, John R. – Rural Educator, 2008
In this study, 206 teachers, 35 school board presidents, and 37 superintendents/principals (n = 278) were surveyed regarding their views of effective leadership behaviors demonstrated by school leaders with dual role responsibilities through serving as both a school principal and as a superintendent in small rural school districts. Data were…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Leadership Effectiveness, Measures (Individuals), School Districts
Superintendent Turnover in Texas, Connecticut, Kentucky, and Oregon Public School Districts: Contributing Factors and Trends
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Berryhill, Kathy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
School district administrator openings are occurring across Texas and many other states at an increasing rate. The high rate of turnover in the superintendency has become a national problem. Texas was chosen for the study due to the total number of school districts in the state and the high percent of rural districts. The other selected states,…
Descriptors: Principals, Job Satisfaction, Focus Groups, Academic Achievement
Attitudes of Selected Groups toward Issues in Junior High/Middle School Classroom Management.
O'Bryan-Garland, Sharon; Moore, Joe M. – 1983
A study analyzed current perceptions of selected school board members, superintendents, principals, counselors, teachers, preservice teachers, students, and parents, in three areas of Texas representing urban, suburban, and rural areas (N=190), toward topics related to discipline, classroom management, drugs, absenteeism, and behavioral…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attendance, Attitudes, Boards of Education