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Perceptions Of Innovations: An Examination Of South Carolina Superintendents, Alfred Lamont Williams
Perceptions Of Innovations: An Examination Of South Carolina Superintendents, Alfred Lamont Williams
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The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of South Carolina public school superintendents regarding individual and organizational attitudes toward innovation. Specific characteristics of South Carolina public school superintendents and public school districts, including enrollment, poverty level, school report card grades, age, gender, and years of experience, were analyzed to determine individual superintendents' and their school districts' orientations toward innovation. The findings have the potential to provide much-needed guidance to superintendents in training so that they may be better equipped to meet the challenge of school reform and innovation in relation to student achievement. In addition, the study …