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Sessa, Valerie I.; Kaiser, Robert; Taylor, Jodi K.; Campbell, Richard J. – 1998
This book presents a study that examined the apparent failures of many top-level executive selections. For the study, information was gathered from 494 top executives. The research's purpose was to determine how executives are defined as successful or unsuccessful, how executive selection takes place in modern organizations, and what determines…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textCarter, David S. G.; And Others – 1993
Although there are about 15,000 school districts in the United States, each headed by a superintendent, research on the superintendency has not been systematic and dynamic. This book presents a synthesis of research on the superintendency. Chapters include the following: (1) "Smoke, Mirrors, or Reality: Another Instructional Leader" (Shirley M.…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Selection, Elementary Secondary Education
