The Dark Side of Educational Leadership : Superintendents and the Professional Victim Syndrome

A valuable resource to institutions of higher education and various state and national superintendent organizations and agencies, The Dark Side of Educational Leadership provides valuable insights into specific resiliency behaviors that contribute to superintendents' abilities to overcome the trauma associated with being a professional victim. Specifically illuminating those issues that contribute most often to the victimization of superintendents, well-researched chapters demonstrate strategies employed by superintendents to prevent similar issues from causing additional pain. Polka and Litchka identify resiliency factors of most significance to superintendents in dealing with the professional victim syndrome, helping superintendents to better prepare for the professional victim syndrome during their professional career. Annotation "A resource to institutions of higher education and various state and national superintendent organizations and agencies, The Dark Side of Educational Leadership provides insights into specific resiliency behaviors that contribute to superintendents' abilities to overcome the trauma associated with being a professional victim. Specifically illuminating those issues that contribute most often to the victimization of superintendents. Polka and Litchka identify resiliency factors of most significance to superintendents in dealing with the professional victim syndrome, helping superintendents to better prepare for the professional victim syndrome during their professional career."--Jacket CONTENTS......Page 6 FOREWORD: THE LEADER AS VICTIM......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 12 Ch01. VICTIMS......Page 18 Ch02. HELP WANTED......Page 36 Ch03. MOBBING......Page 50 Ch04. THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING TO ME......Page 68 Ch05. BEYOND THE GLASS CEILING......Page 82 Ch06. I WAS ONLY FOLLOWING ORDERS......Page 100 Ch07. YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING......Page 114 Ch08. YOU NEVER KNOW......Page 132 Ch09. A BROKEN HEART FOREVER......Page 144 Ch10. FAMILY MATTERS......Page 160 Ch11. NO SUPERINTENDENT LEFT BEHIND......Page 176 Ch12. COMPASS: A SURVIVAL GUIDE......Page 188 APPENDIX: THE PROFESSIONAL VICTIM STUDY (2006)......Page 196 REFERENCES......Page 216

A valuable resource to institutions of higher education and various state and national superintendent organizations and agencies, The Dark Side of Educational Leadership provides valuable insights into specific resiliency behaviors that contribute to superintendents' abilities to overcome the trauma associated with being a professional victim. Specifically illuminating those issues that contribute most often to the victimization of superintendents, well-researched chapters demonstrate strategies employed by superintendents to prevent similar issues from causing additional pain.