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Occupying the Principal Position: Examining Relationships between Transformational Leadership, Social Network Position, and Schools' Innovative Climate
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Moolenaar, Nienke M.; Daly, Alan J.; Sleegers, Peter J. C. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2010
Throughout the world, educational policy makers, practitioners, and scholars have acknowledged the importance of principal leadership in the generation and implementation of innovations. In many studies, transformational leadership has emerged as a promising approach in response to increasing demands to develop and implement innovations in…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Likert Scales, Foreign Countries, Social Networks
Women Reach for the Top Spot.
Marshall, Stephanie A. – School Administrator, 1986
Results from a 1985 survey show female superintendents in only 2.4 percent of United States public school districts. A summary of interviews with women superintendents gives reasons for this underrepresentation, describes external barriers and internal constraints facing women superintendents, and offers advice to other women aspiring to the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, Career Development, Careers
Image and Experience of Contemporary Public Schools: Informal Processes and the Post-School Transition.
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Tovey, Philip – Educational Studies, 1992
Considers the role of informal networks in securing occupational advantage for graduates of British "public" schools. Discusses the private sector's official view of the situation and the experiences of recent students. Reports that the official view is of a meritocratic situation, whereas individual students believe personal connections…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Employment Opportunities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries