Contextual Influences on Superintendents' Time Usage

dc.creator	Kim Jones
dc.creator	Aimee Howley
dc.date	2009-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:10:58Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:10:58Z
dc.identifier	1068-2341
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e231cf064a6e46d8b1b05795b1cad9a6
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14053
dc.description	<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Using data from a survey of superintendents in four states, this study explored how contextual factors and the real and perceived stringency of accountability measures influence the attention superintendents pay to the different roles comprising their work. A major concern was the extent to which stringent accountability was associated with superintendents&rsquo; tendency to emphasize educational leadership rather than managerial functions. Recognizing that other circumstances also might contribute to superintendents&rsquo; decisions about how to balance their work, the study included five contextual variables: enrollment, locale, SES, funding, and percentage minority. From a sample of 941 superintendents, 68% returned questionnaires. Findings: although superintendents&rsquo; perceptions of the stringency of state accountability measures were related to their location in high- or low-stringency states, contextual factors and especially enrollment and the location of a district in a rural region had the most pronounced effects on their attention to managerial tasks. Allocation of time varied by state; however, across states very few superintendents&rsquo; devoted the majority of their time to educational leadership.</span>
dc.language	English
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Arizona State University
dc.relation	http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/390
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1068-2341
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Education Policy Analysis Archives, Vol 17, p 23 (2009)
dc.subject	educational leadership
dc.subject	role conflict
dc.subject	accountability
dc.subject	rural schooling
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Contextual Influences on Superintendents' Time Usage
dc.type	article