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Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 8
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Defying Gravity
Boske, Christa
International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, v2 n1 Jan-Jun 2007
This case study covers a wide variety of challenges facing administrators as they make an effort to improve the learning environments of impoverished communities. It may be used in an introductory course for aspiring school leaders and practitioners in the eld of school leadership. This case also presents myriad complex organizational issues that may be used in educational leadership programs.
Descriptors: Poverty, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Training, Administrator Education, Urban Schools, Principals, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Environment, At Risk Students, Teamwork, Educational Improvement, Leadership Responsibility, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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Language: English
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