Managing the Work of Leadership: An Activity Theory Perspective

Autor/in	Baeder, Justin David
Titel	Managing the Work of Leadership: An Activity Theory Perspective
Quelle	(2018), (191 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4381-7507-5
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Instructional Leadership; Theories; Principals; Accountability; Faculty Workload; Instructional Effectiveness; Academic Achievement; Instructional Improvement; Administrator Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Theory; Theorie; Principal; Schulleiter; Verantwortung; Unterrichtserfolg; Schulleistung; Unterrichtsqualität
Abstract	Because school principals are accountable to a broad array of stakeholders and impacted by numerous reform efforts, principal workloads are reaching crisis levels. This study aims to address four key questions about how principals manage their work, including the challenges and frustrations they experience, strategies they use to overcome these challenges, adaptations they make to increase the effectiveness of these strategies, and approaches to managing social aspects of leadership work. These research questions are addressed through a qualitative multiple case study design informed by Activity Theory. The "principal activity system" is defined as the unit of analysis for each case, and "mediation" is suggested as a key concept for understanding how various factors impact the work of principals. A broad definition of instructional leadership work--inclusive of operations management work--is suggested for accurately understanding what principals actually work on, and how their impact on student learning might be increased. [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