Administrative decentralization : an investigation of the authority and responsibility of area superintendents in selected administrative functions in four selected school systems

The purpose of the study was to determine the administrative responsibilities that were totally or partially delegated to area superintendents in four administratively decentralized school systems. Examination focused upon pupil personnel services, staff personnel services, instruction and curriculum, school building and plant management, and business and financial affairs. The organizational structures of each system were described together with the number of pupils served and the number of buildings in each administrative area.Thesis (D. Ed.