A cross-case study exploring former school board member's perceptions when selecting and hiring a superintendent
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hemmer, Lynn | |
| dc.contributor.author | Reininger, Roxanne | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Lucido, Frank | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Maxwell, Gerri | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Clampit, Jack | |
| dc.creator.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2994-7655 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-12T12:57:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-12T12:57:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the present study was to explore the nature of hiring a public-school superintendent in a context, which challenged school board trustees to select a particular type of leader. The researcher’s intent was to study three former school board trustees who were initially involved in what they considered a complex change process, exploring their perceptions about change and the leader they hired to effect change. The use of a qualitative cross-case study comprised the appropriate research design for this approach to investigate a contemporary phenomenon, seeking to understand real-world context (Yin, 2018). Three questions guided the research, (a) What events/situations are characterized by school board trustees as needing change within a district? (b) From the perspective of the school board trustee, what skills, values, and competencies are important for the work of the superintendent to effect change? And (c) What mental models are used by school board trustees when hiring a superintendent? Data were initially organized into general themes, including, context, necessary change, and superintendent changes. Subsequently, a cross-case analysis generated several themes, including (a) Called to Serve, (b) Motivated by Concerns, (c) Committee to Purpose P, (d) Hiring Processes Utilized, and (e) Superintendent Staying Power, and (f) Gender Absence: A Constant Refrain. Implications for practice and future research were discussed. | en_US |
| dc.description.college | College of Education and Human Development | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 153 pages | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/92849 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
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| dc.subject | educational leadership | en_US |
| dc.subject | superintendent | en_US |
| dc.subject | school board | en_US |
| dc.title | A cross-case study exploring former school board member's perceptions when selecting and hiring a superintendent | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dc.type.genre | Dissertation | en_US |
| dcterms.type | Text | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Educational Leadership | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A & M University--Corpus Christi | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Education | en_US |