Superintendent leadership for developing school districts as learning communities
| dc.contributor.advisor | Reyes, Pedro, 1954- | en |
| dc.creator | Soehnge, Karen Kay Franz | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-08-28T21:40:31Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2008-08-28T21:40:31Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Learning community has to do with personal and professional commitments. Learning community is evidenced in the overall quality of organizational life and with how people feel about each other and about their work. Furthermore, learning community provides the culture and the environment that encourages people to fully maximize their skills and talents, giving them the freedom to explore new ideas and new solutions which ultimately lead to significant and sustainable improvements in student learning and in the attainment of organizational goals. Leadership is critical in establishing the culture, the structures, and the expectations for the creation of learning community. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the leadership perspectives and behaviors of superintendents in developing learning communities. This was a multiple case study of two superintendents of large, complex educational organizations who are working to create learning communities. A cross case analysis was conducted to establish prevalent themes common to each of the cases. Data were collected through the use of interviews, document analysis, and observation. This study contributes to the field of educational administration by identifying the critical elements of superintendent leadership necessary to create organizations that can be characterized as learning communities. In addition, implications for research and practice were identified. | |
| dc.description.department | Educational Administration | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.identifier | b57231047 | en |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 56975132 | en |
| dc.identifier.proqst | 3088574 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/948 | en |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works. | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | School superintendents--United States--Attitudes | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Educational leadership--United States | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | School personnel management--United States | en |
| dc.title | Superintendent leadership for developing school districts as learning communities | en |
| dc.type.genre | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Educational Administration | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Educational Administration | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | The University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |