The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on K-12 Public School Districts in Southern California: Responses of Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, and Principals

Autor/in	Cherkezian, Arpy
Titel	The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on K-12 Public School Districts in Southern California: Responses of Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, and Principals
Quelle	(2022), (211 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Southern California
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3776-6257-0
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Public Schools; School Districts; Elementary Secondary Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; Superintendents; Principals; Responses; Decision Making; Crisis Management; Interpersonal Relationship; Communication (Thought Transfer); Goal Orientation; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Schulrat; Principal; Schulleiter; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Krisenmanagement; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Kalifornien
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Southern California K-12 school districts and understand what district and site administrators have learned from their experiences and their decision-making responsibilities in managing the crisis. This study has brought to light the impact of the pandemic on students, families, leaders, schools, and districts. Most importantly, this study examined how district and school leaders influenced administrative practices, student achievement, fiscal responsibility, union leadership, and community/parent support as they responded to the COVID-19 crisis. The study implemented a mixed methods approach to establish triangulation. This study utilized surveys and semi-structured interviews to gather data from 9 school superintendents, 9 assistants superintendents, and 9 principals from 9 public school districts. The study highlights unique leadership roles administrators, superintendents, and principals assumed and the qualities they enacted. Findings from this study have demonstrated how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all facets of schooling and how Southern California K-12 public school superintendents, assistant superintendents, and principals transitioned into "crisis managers." Respondents commonly shared the importance of relationship-building, clear communication, grounded decision making, and focused goal setting during the crisis. As the pandemic continues to disrupt schooling at the time of this study, there are several considerations and areas for future study: the impact of the crisis on students, staff, and school leaders' well-being and education, the unknown regarding the current state of the virus and pandemic, current school crisis plans and administrative preparedness programs. [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	2024/1/01