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| Preface | |
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| School District Superintendents | |
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| Defining Practice | |
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| Levels of Public Education Governance | |
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| School District Superintendents | |
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| Requirements for Being a Superintendent | |
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| Quality of Life Considerations | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Role Characterizations | |
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| Superintendent as Teacher-Scholar | |
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| Superintendent as Manager | |
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| Superintendent as Democratic Leader | |
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| Superintendent as Applied Social Scientist | |
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| Superintendent as Communicator | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Conditions of Practice | |
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| Changing Social Conditions | |
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| Workplace Conditions | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| School Districts: Governance And Organization | |
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| School Districts as Organizations | |
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| Nature of School Districts | |
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| Organizational Dimensions | |
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| Organizational Paradigms | |
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| Directed Autonomy and District Organization | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| School Boards | |
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| Legal Status and Authority | |
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| Ideal and Real Roles | |
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| Composition of School Boards | |
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| Criticisms and Recommended Reforms | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Superintendent and School Board Relationships | |
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| Importance of Positive Relationships | |
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| Building Positive Relationships | |
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| Managing Conflict with Board Members | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| School District Policy | |
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| Essence of Policy | |
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| Policy Statements | |
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| Policy Formulation | |
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| Policy Administration | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Superintendent Leadership And Management Responsibilities | |
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| Providing Leadership at the District Level | |
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| Emerging Need for Leadership | |
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| Understanding Leadership | |
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| Instructional Leadership | |
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| Leadership Functions | |
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| Normative Leadership Standards | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Material Resources Management | |
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| Fiscal Management | |
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| Facility Management | |
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| Pupil Transportation | |
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| Food Services | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Human Resources Management | |
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| Managing Personnel | |
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| Managing Relationships with Employee Unions | |
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| Managing Special Education Programs | |
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| Managing Pupil Personnel Services | |
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| Managing the Legal Dimensions of School Districts | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Community Leadership | |
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| District and Community Relations | |
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| District Partnerships | |
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| Personal Community Involvement | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Contemporary And Personal Perspectives | |
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| Contemporary Challenges | |
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| Social Challenges | |
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| Institutional Challenges | |
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| Professional Challenges | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Personal Practice Management | |
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| Superintendent Work Lives | |
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| Coping Strategies | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Becoming a Superintendent | |
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| Superintendent Selection Process | |
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| Career Planning | |
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| Application Process | |
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| Negotiating an Employment Contract | |
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| For Further Reflection | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |