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...) did find that superintendents’ equity work was highly political. However, they did not examine particular political skills. A few studies do speak to how superintendents’ advocacy involves discreet or covert political action to avoid unnecessary conflict and dismissal from their positions...

... describes how superintendents' sensemaking around equity was situated within the context of interactions with district board members and other stakeholder groups within their communities and influenced by their sense of professional vulnerability of public advocacy. Leaders often felt the need to attenuate...

... is a vital way of gaining collective strength to achieve their goals in special education. Through networking and sharing of information, parents are able to develop their knowledge and the advocacy competencies needed to assert their right to be heard in political and educational policy and practice arenas...