Share Paper: Applying Management Related Podcasts to the Contemporary Challenges of School Superintendents
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Cathy Kaufman, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States
Abstract: Like other organizations, schools are experiencing major shifts in the way they have traditionally conducted business. In contemporary mission and planning documents, strategies denoted by hyphenated e’s are commonplace. This work shares the process and the outcome of an inquiry into the application of leadership podcasts to the professional challenges of today’s school administrators. It examines an instructional design from which school superintendents can construct a common foundation for conversations regarding school improvement. Podcasts from the Center for Creative Leadership, an internationally recognized organizational resource for leadership development, serve as the foundation for a pedagogical approach designed to enhance one ...