Investigating Educational Systems, Leadership, and School Culture: A Holistic Approach

Autor/in	Pratt, Jill Elizabeth
Titel	Investigating Educational Systems, Leadership, and School Culture: A Holistic Approach
Quelle	(2014), (147 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D.Ed.Lead. Dissertation, University of Phoenix
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3211-3123-9
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Holistic Approach; Correlation; Qualitative Research; Instructional Leadership; Principals; Governance; School Culture; Theories; Urban Schools; Questionnaires; Transformational Leadership; Leadership Styles; North Carolina; Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Holistischer Ansatz; Korrelation; Qualitative Forschung; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Principal; Schulleiter; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Theory; Theorie; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Fragebogen; Führungsstil
Abstract	Most populous school districts operate using a bureaucratic hierarchical organizational structure developed primarily for industry, a system structure that has remained intact for a century despite evolving from a manufacturing to a knowledge-based economy. Although strong for efficiency, this system structure is resistant to change and promotes worker isolation, not ideal for a collective educational approach desired in the 21st century. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to investigate the relationship among a bureaucratic hierarchical school system structure, principal leadership, and school culture to determine if and how the three variables relate through the collective lens provided by the integral leadership theory (Kupers & Weibler, 2008) and the Full-Range Leadership Theory, or FRLT (Bass & Avolio, 2004). Thirty principals from three urban districts in North Carolina responded to items on the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, Form 5X (MLQ Form 5X) and the School Culture Survey (SCS) and four demographic questions. The study's results revealed that the administrators appear to combine aspects of both transformational and transactional leadership in the urban schools. Each of the six culture factors on the SCS was significant with transformational leadership, and three of the six culture factors, learning partnership, collaborative leadership, and teacher collaboration, were also significant with transactional leadership. A holistic analysis shows that the principals are demonstrating effective leadership with corresponding positive school cultures despite the constraints a bureaucratic hierarchical school district structure presents. The results suggest that the principals are successfully integrating structural context, cultural elements, and leadership in an organizational form not necessarily designed to promote teamwork and collaboration essential for educational success. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01