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Knowing Your Audience: Understanding Urban Superintendents' Process of Framing Equitable Change
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Coviello, James; DeMatthews, David E. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand how superintendents leading large, high-profile and politically complex urban districts make sense of their district-community context and advocate for issues of equity. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative multi-case study took place over the 2017-18 school year and involved…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School District Size, Public Schools, Context Effect
Educational Leadership in Singapore: Tight Coupling, Sustainability, Scalability, and Succession
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Dimmock, Clive; Tan, Cheng Yong – Journal of Educational Administration, 2013
Purpose: While Singapore's outstanding educational achievements are well known worldwide, there is a disproportionate paucity of literature on school leadership practices that contribute to and support pedagogical initiatives that--along with socio-cultural factors--are normally considered responsible for its educational success. The aim of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Success, Academic Achievement
Examining the Planning and Management of Principal Succession
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Zepeda, Sally J.; Bengtson, Ed; Parylo, Oksana – Journal of Educational Administration, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine principal succession planning and management by analyzing current practices of handling school leader succession in four Georgia school systems. Design/methodology/approach: Looking through the lens of organizational leadership succession theory, the practices of school systems as they experienced…
Descriptors: Principals, Educational Administration, Instructional Leadership, Mentors