Educational leadership
The uses of adversity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4815029 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack Culbertson (The Ohio State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 253-259 |
| Publication date | 1976-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Into Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5841 • E-ISSN: 1527-2532 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00405847609542641 |
| OpenAlex | W1988600775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In today's environment many educational administrators see adversity as their constant companion. The indicators of adversity are many and the conditions and challenges which it encompasses are so new and different that they are undoubtedly beyond the ken of those who led in more prosperdus and halycon days. The nation's educational system, until very recently, has had phenomenal support from the American people. The high aspirations felt for education were especially prominent in the 1950s and 1960s when the nation's highest leaders gave clear expression to these aspirations. In the late 1950s, for example, President Eisenhower highlighted the significance of education when he spoke of its important role in ensuring the defense and security of the nation. President Kennedy in the early 1960s described education as the keystone in the arch of freedom and progress. In the mid-1960s, Lyndon Johnson added to the eloquent presidential testimony when he described education as first in our
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |