In this article, the authors use original survey data to test the determinants of priority conflict on urban school boards in the United States. The results indicate that school district demographics, including the percentage of English language learners and education spending per pupil, impact the extent to which urban school board members hold…

This qualitative case study explored administrators' perceptions of family and community engagement activities that enhanced student well-being and ultimately impacted academic achievement in one urban district. Template analysis of 11 semistructured interviews and observation notes employed the positive psychology well-being theoretical…

This case study is the first known employing flow in educational administration in the United States. Using Csikszentmihalyi's flow theory and Dantley's purpose-driven leadership, an administrator's practices were examined with respect to two guiding questions: (a) is purposefulness integral to closing extant gaps in achievement, and (b) are the…

The purpose of this article is to extend the growing counternarrative in education research concerning the negative consequences of school desegregation and its implications for urban education, educational leadership, and policy reform in the post-Civil Rights Era. Guided by qualitative and historical research methods, this article presents the…

Expresses the opinions of a Native American woman who is active in civic and school organizations about the role of the school superintendent, especially in schools with Native American children. This Lakota community worker views the quality of community as essential in redirecting the superintendent's role from "power over" to…

This study located significant patterns within the thought systems of sixty-three influential leaders in three southern California school districts and discussed the implications for school policy. (Author/SF)

Discusses ideas for educational reform suggested by candidates for the position of Chancellor of the New York City school system in 1983, which were goal-oriented and specific rather than philosophical and political. Describes how the ultimate hiring selection was made. (KH)

Describes a case study of a rural school district in which conflicting superintendent, school board, and community values led to the superintendent's dismissal, which led to the defeat of the board members. Analyzes the course of events in terms of the dissatisfaction theory of democracy. (FMW)

This poem is composed from the interview data of a participant in a qualitative study of what it means to be a woman superintendent. This representation captures the woman's rhythms, images, and metaphors. (SLD)

Educators, political leaders, and the public in the United States share a broad consensus that school systems in the larger urban areas are not meeting the educational needs of the children they are charged to serve. The result has been a virtual explosion in alternative reform strategies. In one fascinating example, some cities have consciously…

Reports findings of a survey of Illinois school superintendents which focused on which management practices they recommend in response to enrollment decline. Discusses the 32 most highly recommended practices. (KH)

Uses five entries from the journal of a female African American teacher to explore issues that are found in the theoretical literature and in the everyday work lives of black women. Focuses on the systems of domination that interfere with the capacity to exercise self-determination. (SLD)

Studied the mentoring relationships of 14 African American and 4 Hispanic American women to determine the ways in which mentoring provides the means for women of color to gain entry into educational administration. Identified six needs and desires of proteges of color seeking entry into educational administration. (SLD)

Presents examples and research findings that contradict the typical stereotypes of Latina leadership. Examines the idea that Latina superintendents are atypical of their ethnicity and gender with the idea of claiming Latina leadership legacies that bring an alternative perspective to the discourse on leadership. (Author/SLD)

This kinesthetic piece evokes and provokes the reader into a visceral experience that transfers the internal emotional reactions of women of color as they face a world that does not value their worth as leaders. Explores issues of leadership through parallels with masturbation. (Author/SLD)