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SKILL SETS AND ATTRIBUTES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATES
by
Sergei N. Orloff
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2012
Copyright 2012 Sergei N. Orloff
Object Description
| Title | Skill sets and attributes of school district superintendent candidates |
| Author | Orloff, Sergei N. |
| Author email | sorloff@usc.edu;snorloff@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-08-12 |
| Date submitted | 2012-08-12 |
| Date approved | 2012-08-13 |
| Restricted until | 2012-08-13 |
| Date published | 2012-08-13 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Hentschke, Guilbert |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Castruitta, Rudy Nelson, John |
| Abstract | This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of 8 superintendents and 8 school board members who were involved in the hiring of the superintendents. The study addressed the important skills and attributes that the superintendents perceived they had and for which they were hired. The study then addressed the important skills and attributes that the school board members perceived the candidates possessed to be hired as superintendents. The area of specific interest was the both the differences and commonalities of the perceptions. ❧ This study was a comparison of the perceptions and ideas of superintendents working in school districts and school board members who hired them to the superintendents position; 8 on-the-job school superintendents and 8 school board members created the participant sampling. All interviews were based on the protocol that focused on the skill sets the candidate possessed. The superintendents were able to provide information on the skill set they felt they possessed and were chosen for to take on the district superintendent’s position. Likewise, the school board members provided insightful information on the skill set that they perceived the candidate possessed and was hired because of those skills. ❧ In order to keep the interview focused, a comprehensive list of skill sets and attributes was emailed to all of the interviewees, who were allowed to keep the list in front of them throughout the interview so as to help them recall the skills and attributes. The skills and attributes were the following: personnel management, public relations, school finance, policy formulation, collective negotiations, curriculum/instructional development, communication, clear vision, change agent, risk taking, physical/mental health, social architect/networking, celebrates diversity, authentic/credible, ethical/honest, integrity/trustworthy, fortitude, effective management, personal accountability, political acuity, clear vision, relentless focus, strong leadership, resource management, and decision making. ❧ The findings concluded that school board members’ perceptions were similar to the views of the superintendents. Both groups agreed that the following skills were important to the hiring of the candidate: (a) displayed leadership skills and a vision, (b) was perceived as a change agent, (c) could communicate with all stakeholders, (d) had good public relations skills, and (e) was an effective manager. |
| Keyword | superintendent candidates; skill sets of superintendent candidates; attributes of superintendent candidates; skill set of nontraditional candidates; attributes of nontraditional candidates; superintendent; nontraditional superintendent |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Orloff, Sergei N. |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-OrloffSerg-1155.pdf |
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| Full text | SKILL SETS AND ATTRIBUTES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATES by Sergei N. Orloff A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2012 Copyright 2012 Sergei N. Orloff |
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