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This study, a historical case study of the Scottsdale School District in Arizona, examined the degree to which school governance was democratic, using the dissatisfaction theory of democracy as the theoretical framework. The turning point election period indicators were traced for the years 1896 to 1986, with particular attention to the 1956-1986 period. Implications include suggestions for more effective ways to use the dissatisfaction theory.

In a mailed survey, presidents of278 school boards in 19 western states were asked to describe the processes and procedures used in their most recent searches for a superintendent. In general terms, school boards which hired female superintendents were more likely to head urban and suburban systems, to be better educated, to have a higher social class, and to have a majority of females on the board By implication, the general increase in female school board members may lead to a general increase in female superintendents. This bodes well for America's school systems.

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