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Informationen zum Autor GENE R. CARTER is executive director of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). He is also a former school superintAndent and has won numerous awards in leadership. WILLIAM G. CUNNINGHAM is professor of educational leadership at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and is a national consultant in educational leadership and innovation. Klappentext "If every school board member and every superintendent read The American Superintendent we'd be a long way toward building the team structure we need to guide American schools."?Anne L. Bryant, executive director, National School Boards Association. The American School Superintendent takes a close look at the ever mounting pressures on the American school superintendent. Drawing on interviews with a broad cross-section of superintendents from across the country, the authors propose changes in the way the role of superintendent is conceived and map out promising strategies for easing the burdens of the job. They also offer invaluable guidance from practitioners on working wit boards, diffusing crises, on building community coalitions, and fostering school improvement and technological innovation to meet the needs of the future. Zusammenfassung This study of the ever-mounting pressure on the American school superintendent proposes changes in the way the role of the superintendent is conceived! and suggests strategies for easing the burdens of the job. It also offers guidance on working with boards and diffusing crises. Inhaltsverzeichnis THE SUPERINTANDENCY IN QUESTION. Changing Conditions and Rising Expectations. The SuperintAndent's Changing Role. CHALLENGES AND DILEMMAS. Negotiating Community Politics and Controversy. Responding to Reform Goals and Mandates. Doing More With Less--The Fiscal Crunch. Resolving Conflicts With Boards. Coping With Daily Crises. The Personal and Professional Toll. RESPONSES AND REMEDIES. Building Community Alliances. Developing District Capacity. Motivating Systemic Change. NEW DIRECTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Creating Innovative Schools. Harnessing the Benefits of Technology. The SuperintAndency of the Future. Vision and Responsibility for a Better America....
