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Article Summary Assignment
College of Education – Grand Canyon University
EAD 507
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In the article Culture and Educational Administration: A Case of Finding Out What You
Don’t Know You Don’t Know from the Journal of Educational Administration by Kenneth
Leithwood and Phillip Hallinger, the focus is primarily on the evolving role of administrators
and the integration of culture within a larger theoretical framework for understanding
administrative behavior in education (Hallinger et al., 1996). The article highlights how the role
of administrators has significantly changed over time, moving away from the traditional view of
them as office-bound figures who enforce discipline without much interaction with students or
teachers. It also points out that the role of the administrator now requires a reassessment, as it has
shifted from being just a professional practice to being regarded more as an academic discipline
(Hallinger et al., 1996). Additionally, the article discusses how the educational administration
Article Summary Assignment
College of Education – Grand Canyon University
EAD 507
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In the article Culture and Educational Administration: A Case of Finding Out What You
Don’t Know You Don’t Know from the Journal of Educational Administration by Kenneth
Leithwood and Phillip Hallinger, the focus is primarily on the evolving role of administrators
and the integration of culture within a larger theoretical framework for understanding
administrative behavior in education (Hallinger et al., 1996). The article highlights how the role
of administrators has significantly changed over time, moving away from the traditional view of
them as office-bound figures who enforce discipline without much interaction with students or
teachers. It also points out that the role of the administrator now requires a reassessment, as it has
shifted from being just a professional practice to being regarded more as an academic discipline
(Hallinger et al., 1996). Additionally, the article discusses how the educational administration
