Superintendent Longevity and its Relationship to Student Performance
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Authors
Berlau, David C.
Issue Date
2011-12
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
School superintendents--Iowa--Longevity , School districts--Iowa--Administration , Students--Iowa--Performance--Analysis
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Abstract
Researchers have recently focused attention on the impact of district level
leadership on student achievement. Superintendents are at the heart of that
discussion as they are district leaders and thus held accountable for the
performance of the school district. Superintendent longevity has been an issue
for many years and even though researchers have studied and identified the
importance of leadership in the sustainability of school improvement efforts, the
tenure of superintendents has not changed (Fullan, 2002). Understanding the
impact of superintendent longevity is important to develop a better understanding
of how to improve student performance.
This study focused on Iowa superintendent longevity and the relationship it
has to student performance in reading, mathematics, and science. Understanding
that many factors impact student achievement, district enrollment and
socioeconomic status were identified as additional variables to include in this
study. Sequential hierarchical regression analyses indicated that superintendent
longevity was not a predictor of student performance in reading, mathematics
and science. District enrollment was a predictor of student performance in
mathematics and science, while socioeconomic status was a significant predictor
of reading mathematics and science achievement.
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1 online resource (85 leaves)
Citation
Publisher
Drake University