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Peer reviewedDeYoung, Alan J. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1986
Discusses the nature of recent calls for educational reform in the context of the historical role of superintendents in the development of the public school movement. Provides a case study illustrating how one metropolitan school superintendent facilitated educational innovation and solidified his own organizational power within his district. (34…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Community Influence
Sweeney, Patricia James – Momentum, 1987
Reviews findings from James Coleman's report, "Public and Private High Schools," comparing public and private schools with respect to curriculum, student achievement and knowledge levels, dropout rates, minority group achievement, and students' postsecondary choices. Urges Catholic school principals to provide a school climate that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Catholic Schools, Church Role, Community Influence
