A Single-Case Study of Distributed Leadership in a Successful School Serving Low-Socioeconomic Students

Autor/in	Muhovich, Phyllis
Titel	A Single-Case Study of Distributed Leadership in a Successful School Serving Low-Socioeconomic Students
Quelle	(2018), (127 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Northcentral University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3556-2162-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Case Studies; Socioeconomic Status; Low Income Students; Instructional Leadership; Academic Achievement; Achievement Gap; Qualitative Research; Elementary School Students; Urban Schools; School Districts; Disadvantaged Schools; Educationally Disadvantaged; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Schulleistung; Qualitative Forschung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Educational leaders struggle to improve and maintain student achievement while at the same time reduce the achievement gap between students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and their peers educated in higher socioeconomic communities. The practice of distributed leadership has shown promise in improving school achievement. The specific problem addressed in this research was that leaders and researchers do not have clear examples or descriptions of the systems and contexts for distributing leadership successfully in an educational setting. The purpose of this qualitative single-case study was to identify the practices of formal and informal leaders as they enacted distributed leadership in a Title I school that successfully addressed academic achievement of students from low-socioeconomic households, so that other school leaders can use this information as they examine similar problems in their schools. A qualitative single-case study method was used to gather evidence on distributed leadership practices in a school setting. The participants were the instructional faculty of a mid-sized elementary school in a southwestern urban school district. Face-to-face interviews with formal and informal leaders at the school site, observations of meetings where instructional issues were discussed, and analysis of school site documents formed the basis for data collection and analysis. NVivo Qualitative Data Analysis Software was used to support coding of data and allowed the researcher to uncover patterns and themes in the data. Detailed description was used to share the findings in a way that allows other educational leaders to follow the process and understand the structures used to distribute leadership. It was found that dedicated time and places for collaboration, collaborative networks of teachers, a focus on student achievement, effective communication structures, and a positive school culture were characteristics of this school and contributed to successful distributed leadership. Recommendations for future research include examination of what successful distributed leadership looks like in schools of different sizes and with different organizational contexts and how distributed leadership develops over time. [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