A Qualitative Study of Leadership Practices Exhibited by Elementary Principals That Develop Leadership in Others

Autor/in	Davis, Wanda
Titel	A Qualitative Study of Leadership Practices Exhibited by Elementary Principals That Develop Leadership in Others
Quelle	(2017), (197 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3557-7180-0
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Qualitative Research; Principals; Transformational Leadership; Interviews; Elementary Education; Faculty Development; Communities of Practice; Capacity Building; Cooperation; Models; Leadership Styles; Instructional Leadership; Case Studies; Leadership Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Qualitative Forschung; Principal; Schulleiter; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elementarunterricht; Community; Co-operation; Kooperation; Analogiemodell; Führungsstil; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Führungslehre
Abstract	Research has indicated educational leaders have had to redefine how leadership is practiced in schools. Because of the increase of accountability measures and responsibilities of the K-12 administrator, there has been a shift in leadership from the "lone" leader to leadership including principals, teachers, and other school leaders. The purpose of this study was to conduct a qualitative multiple case analysis that focused on specific practices exhibited by elementary principals that nurtured leadership in others in the northern region of a southeastern state. Four theoretical frameworks were used as the foundation of this study: (a) Transformational Leadership, (b) Leader-Member Exchange, (c) Shared Leadership, and (d) Distributed Leadership. Qualitative methods utilized in the study included face-to-face interviews with 10 elementary principals, observations of meetings with participants and teachers, and reflective journaling by the researcher. Five themes and corresponding sub-themes emerged through the analysis of data which were: (a) Professional Learning Communities, (b) building leadership capacity, (c) professional development (d) collaboration, and (e) leadership opportunities. This study provided insight into practices exhibited by elementary principals in nurturing leadership among teachers. This research was significant to in providing information to assist practitioners in the field on how to support better the leadership development in others. [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