Restructuring Schools in Kentucky: Insights from Superintendents.

Autor/in	Murphy, Joseph
Institution	National Center for Educational Leadership, Nashville, TN.
Titel	Restructuring Schools in Kentucky: Insights from Superintendents.
Quelle	(1994), (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrator Attitudes; Administrator Role; Elementary Secondary Education; Leadership; Organizational Change; School Restructuring; State Legislation; State School District Relationship; Superintendents; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Führung; Führungsposition; Organisationswandel; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Landesrecht; Staatliches Schulamt; Schulrat
Abstract	This paper presents the insights of superintendents about the school restructuring process in Kentucky and its likely effects. Data were derived from a focus group held with 24 members of the Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC), and from a survey of 48 superintendents, of which 35 responded. A majority of respondents expressed widespread frustration with the Kentucky Educational Reform Act of 1990. They were unwilling to wholeheartedly embrace the restructuring agenda for the following reasons: unrealistic expectations, lack of support, the diminishing role of the superintendent, the relinquishing of power to untrained groups, conflicts with the state, and a focus on structure rather than content. If restructuring is to be successful, a number of issues must be addressed. First, there must be across-the-board fidelity to the basic operating philosophy of the prevailing reform ideology. This requires reform through empowerment rather than control. Second, policymakers and administrators need to have realistic expectations of reform. Finally, support must be provided to superintendents so that they can successfully transform their roles. (LMI)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC