The message of this book has powerful implications for students of educational administration and practicing superintendents...real-life experiences are skillfully blended with theory, research, literature and pedagogy.

School Administrator

The reader will come away with a fairly detailed understanding of their practice and a theoretical construct upon which to hang that understanding...a very readable book.

Education Review

...gives valuable insights...I would recommend it for every superintendent who aspires to make a difference."

Nolan Estes, Ed.D., L.D. Haskew Chair, University of Texas at Austin, Undersecretary of Education for President Johnson