November 2002Adjunct ProfessorsSuperintendents with one foot in two worlds
by Kate Beem
As part-time professors, superintendents bring reality to graduate instruction along with questions of how they should be used.
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by Suzanne Tingley
What appeals to one superintendent about college teaching? Respectful students whose parents don’t whine, the lack of office politics and the chance to influence the next wave of school leaders.
by Robert L. Watson and Cynthia J. MacGregor
The superintendent who wants to succeed as an adjunct needs some savvy and foresight.
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by Charol Shakeshaft
A veteran professor says the escalation in the use of part-timers to teach educational administration courses raises questions of program quality and adequate preparation.
by Kimberly Reeves
Teaching courses via the Web appeals to central-office administrators, but they discover the demands aren’t minimal.
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Tim Fite by Jay P. Goldman
TIME MANAGEMENT: Is E-mail Overrunning School Life? by Zach Kelehear
DECENTRALIZED DECISIONS: Learning to Abandon What Doesn’t Work by Gary S. Mathews
A Modest Proposal for Family Choice by RANDALL A. ZITTERKOPF
People
No Family Left Behind by Bill Hill
Leading by Numbers by Paul D. Houston
A Touted Law’s Bad Influence on IDEA by Bruce Hunter