An Examination of School Board Presidents’ Perceptions of Their Superintendent's Interpersonal Communication Competence and Board Decision Making

Petersen, George J.; Short, Paula M.

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“…Decades of research suggests that approximately 85% of the variation in student learning is affected by factors such as the home environment, parental influence, peer relationships, and neighborhood conditions (Goldhaber, Brewer, & Anderson, 1999; Madaus, Kellaghan, Rakow, & King, 1979; Marzano, 2000). Correspondingly, superintendents need to maintain open communications with internal and external groups connected to the school system in order to be truly effective (Friedkin & Slater, 1994; Morgan & Petersen, 2002; Petersen & Short, 2002).…”

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Network Diversity and the Ability of Public Managers to Influence Performance

Owens

Kukla-Acevedo²

2011

The American Review of Public Administration

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Much research has focused on characterizing network management in recent years, yet very few studies have addressed how changes in the organization’s demographic composition might influence public managers’ networking activities. This study uses data from over 500 school districts in Texas to explore the effects of student body diversity on the time superintendents spend networking outside of the organization and the joint effect of diversity and networking on aggregate student performance. Using a series of regression models, the authors find that organizational (district) diversity has a positive influence on the amount of time a public manager (superintendent) spends on networking. They also find that organizational diversity has a negative effect on the performance outcome for Latino/a and Low Income students, but this influence can be mitigated by increased networking activities.

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Network Diversity and the Ability of Public Managers to Influence Performance

Owens

Kukla-Acevedo²

2011

The American Review of Public Administration

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Evolution of the School Superintendent as Communicator

Kowalski¹

2005

Communication Education

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Normative communicative behavior for school superintendents appears to have evolved as a set of role-related and context-dependent skills. The efficacy of this situational perspective, however, is questionable in relation to current conditions in society and public schools. The superintendency has evolved through four traditional conceptualizations: superintendent as a teacher of teachers, as manager, as statesman, or as applied social scientist. Experience arising from the current school reform movement demonstrates that relationship-enhancing communication rather than top-down dicta are necessary for advancing educational agendas. National standards documents governing the training and qualifications of school superintendents do allude to communication competence, but provide inadequate foundation or elaboration. In particular, movement toward improving superintendent communication competence is attenuated by three deficiencies: (1) the failure to define competency in relation to this position, (2) the absence of curricular guidelines for achieving competency, and (3) the absence of criteria for assessing competency. Current theory and research provide avenues for elevating the value placed on communication in professional preparation for school superintendents.

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Novice Superintendent Perceptions of Preparation Adequacy and Problems of Practice

Petersen

Fusarelli

Kowalski

2008

Journal of Research on Leadership Education

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This article reports the results of a survey of novice superintendents in California, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio. The research provides a profile of novice superintendents and their opinions regarding the adequacy of academic preparation and the problems they encountered after entering this challenging position. Findings indicate that the novices were typical demographically of all superintendents, and generally, they were satisfied with their academic preparation. However, they were highly focused on managerial problems, an outcome likely explained by nature of their employing districts. The typical novice was employed in a district that (a) was rural (b) enrolled less than 1,000 students, and (c) was below average in taxable wealth. Findings and conclusions provide insights for improving academic preparation and for considering changes to state policy that could affect qualifications for this challenging position.

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An Examination of School Board Presidents’ Perceptions of Their Superintendent's Interpersonal Communication Competence and Board Decision Making

Cited by 4 publications

References 26 publications

Network Diversity and the Ability of Public Managers to Influence Performance

Network Diversity and the Ability of Public Managers to Influence Performance

Evolution of the School Superintendent as Communicator

Novice Superintendent Perceptions of Preparation Adequacy and Problems of Practice

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