The Local School District Superintendency: A Puzzling Administrative Role

1 August 1987

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Educational Administration Quarterly

Vol. 23 (3) , 49-69
https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161x87023003004

Abstract

Surprisingly, the local school district superintendency is one of the least thoroughly researched roles in educational administration. This article reviews a number of puzzling aspects of the superintendency (as reflected in the extant literature) and calls for added inquiry into the organizational context of this key administrative position.

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