Women in the superintendency
Subtitle: discarded leadership
By: Joyce A. Dana, Diana M. Bourisaw.
Contributors: Bourisaw, Diana, 1956-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education; R&L Education
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Women school superintendents -- United States.; School management and organization -- United States.; Sex discrimination in education -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Published in partnership with the American Association of School Administrators."
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Kept women; title: Social justice; title: Introduction; title: Voter equity; title: Workplace equity; title: Glass ceiling; title: Social justice; title: Case study: delayed gratification; title: Challenges faced by women superintendents; title: Introduction; title: Gender; title: Sexism; title: Discrimination; title: Gender structuring; title: Quality preparation; title: Access to leadership positions; title: Case study: she may be smart, but can she balance a budget?; title: Ideological structures; title: Introduction; title: Socio-cultural ideology; title: Observed behavioral regularities; title: Recognizing group norms; title: Identifying espoused values; title: Formal philosophy; title: Rules of the game; title: Climate; title: Embedded skills.; title: Mental models and shared meanings; title: Root metaphors; title: Political ideology; title: Religious ideology; title: Case study: religion and the superintendent; title: Power and control; title: Introduction; title: Psychological needs and power; title: Personal challenges undermine access to power; title: Discarded leadership; title: Case study: winning is everything; title: Teaching and leadership; title: Introduction; title: Who teaches and why; title: Teacher leadership defined; title: Teacher leadership roles; title: Women teacher leaders and equity; title: Prepared for success; title: Experienced in failure; title: Pink versus blue; title: A woman's place; title: Classroom confines; title: Patriarchy; title: Teachers' view of principals; title: Creating our own crisis; title: Succession planning and the absence of women; title: Case study: a moral imperative; title: Emerging leadership challenges; title: Introduction; title: Aspiration is not the issue; opportunity is; title: Aspiration is challenged by lack of opportunity; title: The road most traveled; title: Men school board members and superintendent selection; title: Conflict on the job; title: Men, women and power; title: collaboration meets conflict; title: Who goes there?; title: Altruism and the female superintendent; title: Case study: the superintendent and the search consultant; title: The power of negotiation; title: Introduction; title: Doing what doesn't come naturally; title: Second class citizens; title: The art of negotiation; title: Men, women and negotiating; title: Just ask!; title: Destinies of men and women following dismissal; title: School boards and politics; title: School boards and religion; title: Negotiating during dismissal; title: Job security no more; title: Job stressors; title: Your job is your new best friend; title: Superintendent longevity; title: Public cost of discarded leadership; title: Case study: they gotcha!; title: Dilemmas and discarded leadership; title: Introduction; title: Place bound; title: Women's non-support of women; title: Subordinates and "the woman"; title: "The woman" and school board members; title: Women's non-support: the principalship; title: Sexism and sabotage; title: Leading organizational change; title: Power "with" or power "over": another dilemma; title: The reason you're hired is the reason you're fired; title: Case study; title: Needed support; title: Introduction; title: Gaining support for your goals; title: Sponsorship; title: Mentors; title: Developing and participating in networks; title: Networking during the superintendency; title: Case study: sex and the superintendent: a woman's challenge; title: So...are there solutions? lessons learned?; title: Introduction; title: Go get it, girl: leadership acquisition; title: Self development; title: Personal development; title: Preparatory programs; title: Professional experience; title: How to not take things personally; title: Socio-cultural checks; title: Building and maintaining support systems; title: Communication savvy; title: Listening; title: Speaking; title: Writing; title: Reading; title: Conflict resolution; title: A few more important details; title: School board-superintendent relations; title: Strategic and political leadership; title: Facing dismissal; title: Maintaining a leadership position.