Reflective practice in professional education stands in sharp contrast to the assumptions underlying the more commonly used traditional supervisory models. This paper presents findings of a study that examined administrator use of a reflection-on-action process to build a climate of reflection and dialogue. Methodology included a case study of one…

Reassessment of the role of the superintendent largely has been excluded from the educational reform movement of the 1980s. This paper contends that superintendents must utilize a new "leaderly" model of active instructional leadership in superintending to improve the education of students. The paper is a tool for those working to…

This paper reviews the results of two studies on rural superintendents' attitudes toward school choice. A 1990 survey of 824 superintendents in Arkansas, Iowa, and Minnesota, where school choice had been implemented for 1-2 years, found that slightly more than half favored legislation permitting parents and their children to choose schools outside…

The district superintendent's instructional leadership has emerged as a critical issue in ongoing efforts to reform schools. To elaborate on this trend, an exploratory case study that focused on the perceived and actual leadership characteristics and actions of district superintendents is presented here. For the study, indepth interviews were…

Findings of a study that examined the exiting superintendent phenomenon are presented in this paper. Interviews were conducted with five state administrator association executives from California, Massachusetts, Florida, Colorado, and Indiana. Findings indicate that a trend of exiting superintendents does exist; however, the trend varies by state.…

The literature concerning the superintendency is based on the experiences of men. This paper presents findings of the two studies that examined women superintendents. The first, a pilot study, sought to determine whether women superintendents used leadership qualities that fit a new paradigm for leadership. It also sought to determine if…

This booklet presents findings of the fifth survey conducted by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), which tracked the representation of women and racial minorities in school administration. Data were derived from a survey mailed to chief state school officers across the United States. Responses were received from 49 states…

This booklet documents the 1990 colloquium for Massachusetts superintendents, Leading the Way. The colloquium program is one of several initiatives of the School-Based Improvement Project (SBIP), which is a partnership between the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents and the Office of Community Education of the Massachusetts…

This report summarizes a study of Virginia superintendents, which was undertaken to determine their perceptions of instructional technology and the factors that facilitate or hinder the implementation of technology. A brief discussion of the survey mailed to 134 superintendents examines their attitudes on the: (1) usefulness of computers in…

Findings from a study that examined the attitudes of California school district superintendents toward school restructuring are presented in this paper. Interviews were conducted with a total of 30 superintendents and senior staff members in 22 California school districts to explore their orientations toward school restructuring in general and…

Part 2 of a three-part report, this survey presents data on salaries for 23 selected professional personnel positions in United States public schools. The purpose of the survey is to provide administrators (and others concerned with salaries and wages) the data for comparison of employee compensation levels with comparable systems. Salary data are…

Discusses the results of a survey of Chicago teachers. (IRT)

Explains how to select a superintendent. Provides a step-by-step examination of the search process, including some seemingly safe steps that, if skipped, can reap the penalties attached to sins of omission. (Author/IRT)

The director of curriculum support services at Oregon's Wasco Education Service District discusses methods that superintendents, board members, and school leaders can use to control conflicts in their school organizations. Surveyed were 239 Oregon school board members and 135 superintendents who were asked to identify which of the following…

In this paper critical skills needed by beginning principals are identified in order to guide mentors as they support and assist novice principals by indicating effective ways of dealing with critical responsibilities. A review of related literature and research-based information is presented followed by a description of the study. Findings were…