Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Introduction: Transforming Politics into Education
Kenneth Leithwood
2. How Effective Superintendents Understand Their Own work
Edward A. Holdaway and Anthony Genge
3. Chiefs and Chairs: Working Relationships between Effective CEOs and Board of Education Chairpersons
Derek J. Allison, Patricia A. Allison, and Helen A. McHenry
4. Prospects for Organizational Learning in Expertly Managed Group Problem Solving
Kenneth Leithwood, Rosanne Steinbach, and Tiiu Raun
5. Superintendents' Management of State-Initiated Reform: A Matter of Interpretation
Fran Wills and Kent Peterson
6. Restructuring in Kentucky:The Changing Role of the Superintendent and the District Office
Joseph Murphy
7. How a Few Politicians and Managers of Education Find Policy Success and Happiness: Part I
Richard G. Townsend
8. Plucking Billiard Balls Out of Thin Air: How a Few Politicians and Managers of Education Hustle Policy: Part II
Richard G. Townsend
9. How CEOs Influence School System Culture
Donald Musella
10. Educated Dissent: Implications of Policy Disagreement for Educational Leadership
Mark Holmes
11. Toward Improving the Structures for School System Leadership
Stephen B. Lawton, Joyce Scan, and Shihui Wang
12. Toward a More Comprehensive Appreciation of Effective School District Leadership
Kenneth Leithwood
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