Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Publication Source
Sage Handbook of Educational Leadership: Advances in Theory, Research, and Practice
Abstract
The purposes of this chapter are to detail the development of the office of school superintendent, to examine issues of gender and race, to identify contemporary issues affecting practice, and to identify future research topics. The first two sections provide historical perspectives summarizing how the position has evolved over the past 150 years at three different levels-state, intermediate district, and local district. A discussion of the position's history produces five role conceptualizations; having evolved over the past 150 years, these characterizations provide a mosaic of contemporary expectations. Next, considerable attention is given to the causes and implications of race and gender underrepresentation, and research on this topic is summarized. Contemporary challenges to practice are then presented in relation to education finance, school reform, social contexts of schooling, and school board relationships. Last, suggestions for conducting research on the normative and actual roles, underrepresentation, and contemporary challenges are provided.
Inclusive pages
142-167
ISBN/ISSN
9781412980029
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2011, Sage Publishing
Publisher
Sage Publishing
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, CA
Edition
2
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Kowalski, Theodore J. and Brunner, C. Cryss, "The School Superintendent: Roles, Challenges, and Issues" (2011). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 43.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/43
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