Purpose: This article examines factors that affect school board policy making about student diversity within two southern urban-suburban school districts experiencing changing demographics: Jefferson County Public Schools and the Wake County Public School System. Both districts have a history of voluntary integration efforts, and research shows…

Purpose, Scope, and Method of Study. The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of Oklahoma public school superintendent evaluations. Based on the perceptions of public school superintendents serving in independent school districts in Oklahoma, this study sought to describe the procedures by which superintendents are evaluated. The…

In elementary and secondary education governance, the need to build an effective system of public education is the driving force behind the selection of a state's key education leaders. This paper provides a snapshot of what state K-12 governance looks like in SREB states. (Contains 7 tables.)

A study examined characteristics and problems of rural Oklahoma school superintendents. Of 350 Oklahoma superintendents surveyed, most respondents were White males. Only 14 percent had completed their doctoral degree, and over half of their terminal degrees were not in educational administration. Relationships with school boards were positive, but…

This book of ethics case studies for regents and trustees of institutions of higher education was developed because of the need for ethics materials in the Oklahoma Regents Education Program. The cases presented are more than entertaining stories (fiction extracted from experience). They are invitations to think more deeply and get to the heart of…

Against the background of research indicating that women are underrepresented in educational administration, this study examines the question of gender bias in the selection of superintendents. Choosing for their sample population 15 school districts from central Oklahoma, the researchers sent simulated resumes for 3 male and 3 female candidates…