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An Integrative Approach to Professional Development to Support College- and Career- Readiness Standards
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Pak, Katie; Desimone, Laura M.; Parsons, Arianna – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2020
Though scholars agree that professional development (PD) is a key mechanism for implementing education policies that call for teacher change, and that PD generally needs to be content-focused, active, collaborative, coherent, and sustained, the application of this framework has yielded mixed results. In this qualitative study, we employed…
Descriptors: Professional Development, School Districts, Educational Policy, Academic Standards
Building District Capacity for System-Wide Instructional Improvement in Jefferson County Public Schools. Working Paper. GE Foundation "Developing Futures"™ in Education Evaluation Series
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Darfler, Anne; Riggan, Matt – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
This report summarizes findings from one component of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the General Electric Foundation's (GEF) "Developing Futures"™ in Education program in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). As described in the CPRE proposal and research design, the purpose was to closely…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, School Districts, Faculty Development, Futures (of Society)
The Changing Role of the Superintendency in Restructuring Districts in Kentucky.
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Murphy, Joseph – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1994
There have been few studies on restructuring's effect on central office administrators. By analyzing 74 chief executive officers' perceptions about how restructuring is shaping the superintendency in Kentucky, this study helps address this gap. Three themes emerged: an enhanced superintendent role in developing community; redefinition of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Central Office Administrators, Community
Changing Role of the Superintendent in Kentucky's Reforms.
Murphy, Joseph – School Administrator, 1993
Recently, the National Center for Educational Leadership surveyed 35 Kentucky superintendents about changing roles since passage of the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act. Results showed that superintendents were learning to lead from the background, enhancing all stakeholders' participation, and working hard to manage reform requirements. Many…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Central Office Administrators, Educational Change
Their Work, Identity, and Entry to the Profession
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Washington, Youlanda C.; Miller, Stephen K.; Fiene, Jeanne R. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2007
This qualitative multi-site case study examines Kentucky's female superintendents: their professional work, identity, and entry to the role. Data sources were extensive interviews from twelve districts--superintendents, central office administrators, and school board members, plus questionnaires and district documents. Results revealed a web-like…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Identification (Psychology), Boards of Education, Women Administrators
The Road to Classroom Change.
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Guskey, Thomas R.; Peterson, Kent D. – Educational Leadership, 1996
Specific problems (involving power, implementation, mission, time management, expertise, cultural constraints, avoidance, and motivation) are keeping school-based decision making from improving teaching and learning. Educators must begin with a clear mission, set explicit goals for the decision-making process, alter governance structures to…
Descriptors: Central Office Administrators, Community Involvement, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education