...Nicole V. Schilling; Nathan S. Schilling; Christine M. Denecker; Kristie Fetty Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore P-12 school district superintendent resilience. Although a wealth of literature exists on resilience in leadership, comparatively neglected is literature...

...Lok-Sze Wong; Stephen F. Waddell; Tatiana Kurochkina Purpose This study aims to share strategies for how current superintendents can lead just and equitable systemic change in their school systems, given their precarious political environments, without losing their jobs. Design/methodology...

...Joel R. Malin; Emmanuel Acheampong; Abayomi S. Abodunrin; Rachel S. White; Michael P. Evans Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant challenges, placing superintendents at the center of time-sensitive decision-making processes. Recent years have also seen public schools in the United...

...Krista E. Leh; Linda Kay Mayger; Christina Yuknis Purpose This study investigated how superintendents lead the process of within-district racial and socioeconomic integration. Design/methodology/approach The researchers used Constructivist Grounded Theory methodology to analyze interviews...

...Mette Liljenberg; Helene Ärlestig; Daniel Nordholm Purpose The purpose of this article is to expand knowledge on Swedish principals' professional development (PD) from the perspectives of superintendents. In particular, the article analyzes how superintendents understand and organize PD...

...James Coviello; David E. DeMatthews Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand how superintendents leading large, high-profile and politically complex urban districts make sense of their district–community context and advocate for issues of equity. Design/methodology/approach...

...Orly Shapira-Lishchinsky; Tania Levy-Gazenfrantz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore an integrative model which includes specific intentions that may explain the contradictory citizenship behaviors and misbehaviors among superintendents in Israel. Design/methodology/approach...

...Ian Hardy; Petri Salo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the governance of educational reform, as an interpretive process – “interpretive governance” – through a case study of five superintendents living in a predominantly Swedish-speaking region in Finland. Design/methodology...

...Daniel D. Cox; Scott McLeod Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe, analyze, and interpret the experiences of school superintendents who use multiple social media tools with stakeholders as part of their comprehensive communications practices. Additionally, it examined why...