Challenges and Changes Faced by Rural Superintendents

Lamkin, Marcia L., Rural Educator

This research study was designed to build grounded theory about the challenges faced by rural superintendents. Participating rural superintendents identified five areas that presented a challenge but that also applied to superintendents in other settings: school law, finance, personnel, government mandates, and district or board policies. Further, these superintendents identified challenges related specifically to the rural setting and to their lack of acculturation to the demands of rural school leadership. Focus group research conducted among rural superintendents in New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee indicated that the challenges of the rural superintendency were distinct enough to …

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Publication information: Article title: Challenges and Changes Faced by Rural Superintendents. Contributors: Lamkin, Marcia L. - Author. Journal title: Rural Educator. Volume: 28. Issue: 1 Publication date: Fall 2006. Page number: 17+. © 2004 National Rural Education Association. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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