This article focuses on the behaviors, activities, and perceptions of superintendents in the creation of effective school districts. It also examines the principal's perception of the superintendent's role in leading a district to a state of effectiveness. School districts were viewed as macro social systems and school sites as micro social systems for purposes of this leadership study.
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