Title: Women leading school systems : uncommon roads to fulfillment /
Authors: Brunner, C. Cryss.; Grogan, Margaret, 1952-; American Association of School Administrators.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education : In partnership with the American Association of School Administrators,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Women school superintendents United States.; Women school administrators United States.
Abstract: "Women Leading School Systems, commissioned by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), provides a historical overview of women in top leadership positions. This study examines what drives some female educators to accept the challenge of becoming a superintendent and what drives others to remain in middle management. The authors also profile a number of women who have spent their lives at the top of the school system. This comprehensive book is the only national study entirely dedicated to women's leadership."--Jacket.
Contents: Part 1 INTRODUCTION: The Yellow Wood-The Terrain of Uncommon Roads -- SECTION ONE: Considering the Terrain -- An Uncommon History -- Aspiration and Uncommon Roads -- SECTION TWO: Considering the Top -- Standing at the Fork in the Road -- Choosing the Road Less Traveled -- SECTION THREE: Poised on Top -- Profile of Women Superintendents -- Women of Color: Superintendents and Assistant/Associate/Deputy Superintendency -- Conclusion: Flow in the Superintendency -- APPENDIX: Design of the Study.