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Creating And Testing The Higher Education Leadership Competencies (Helc) Model: A Study Of Athletics Directors, Senior Student Affairs Officers, And Chief Academic Officers, Zachary A Smith
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was threefold: to extend existing knowledge of McDaniel's (2002) qualitative inquiry of higher education leadership competencies by testing her theory using quantitative methods; to either affirm or create a new, more refined model of higher education leadership competencies based on the results of the data analysis; and finally, to compare the similarities and differences of important competencies necessary for effective leadership between and within three groups of leaders in higher education: athletics directors (ADs), senior student affairs officers (SSAOs), and chief academic officers (CAOs); Goodness of fit results indicated McDaniel's 4-category model of higher education …
Attitudes Of Diverse Women Superintendents Toward Nine Tenets Of Effective Leadership, Salwa Abdel-Hamid Zaki
Attitudes Of Diverse Women Superintendents Toward Nine Tenets Of Effective Leadership, Salwa Abdel-Hamid Zaki
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Current data show that approximately 65--75% of the teaching force is women, yet only 12--13% of today's public school superintendents are women. The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership styles, behaviors, and attitudes of diverse women superintendents. Nine tenets of effective leadership, taken from extant research, evolved from the WILD (Women in Leadership Development) Project, a study of women in executive leadership positions across multiple fields and disciplines (Wolverton, et al., 2003). The nine tenets were: (1) Effective leaders are passionate about their organizations. (2) Effective leaders are reflective. (3) Effective leaders are competent. (4) Effective leaders …
The Five-Year Change Process At A Secondary School: A Case Study, Luanne Marie Forrest
The Five-Year Change Process At A Secondary School: A Case Study, Luanne Marie Forrest
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study explored the five-year change process as experienced by members of a secondary school community who intentionally sought out and pursued school improvement through the establishment of a continuous improvement process with the goal of increased student achievement. Three questions guided this exploration: (a) What contextual factors contributed to the change process at a secondary school pursuing continuous improvement processes; (b) How did these contextual factors interact and inter-relate to contribute to the implementation and sustainability of the continuous improvement process; and (c) How did these contextual factors interact and inter-relate to contribute to the change process itself. As …
Presidential Transitions During Capital Campaigns: Perspectives Of Chief Development Officers, Kimberly Kay Nehls
Presidential Transitions During Capital Campaigns: Perspectives Of Chief Development Officers, Kimberly Kay Nehls
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
In the past few decades, capital campaigns at institutions of higher education have increased in duration, while collegiate presidential tenures have been doing just the opposite. Turnover in the top post was frequent, even during major fundraising campaigns. Prior to this study, presidential transitions during campaigns had not been previously analyzed. Therefore, the objective of this exploratory study was to better understand presidential transitions during capital campaigns from the perspective of the chief development officer (CDO) who maintained continuity. Nine CDOs who experienced presidential transitions during campaigns were interviewed to better understand their experience. The institutions represented were Florida State …
Leadership Training And Emotional Intelligence In School Nurses, Anne L Diaz
Leadership Training And Emotional Intelligence In School Nurses, Anne L Diaz
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Now more than ever, nurses need to be leaders. However, most studies of leadership, whether in nursing, business, or the military, have focused on individuals in administrative positions. School nurses practice in primarily autonomous circumstances, where they need to possess substantial leadership skills and the ability to identify and manage emotions to ensure an optimal educational learning environment for the students under their care; Three leadership theories were combined to form the Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Model as the framework for a leadership training program. This two group before and after quasi-experimental study investigated the effects of a leadership training program …
Converting Ccsd Prototype Elementary School Into Leed(Tm) Rated Building, Jagandeep Singh
Converting Ccsd Prototype Elementary School Into Leed(Tm) Rated Building, Jagandeep Singh
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The study focuses on researching whether CCSD Prototype Elementary School can be turned into a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building without major design modifications, to the materials and orientation of the builDing The study discusses the need for a prototype building, which might not be suitable for the site. The study discusses the need of green building, the major green building rating systems in use today and the reasons for choosing LEED. LEED rating system was studied in detail and the prototype elementary school building was evaluated over the LEED criteria. Then the school building was recommended …
Voices From Two Sides Of The Atlantic: A Multiple Case Study Of Women's Leadership, Eva Anneli Adams
Voices From Two Sides Of The Atlantic: A Multiple Case Study Of Women's Leadership, Eva Anneli Adams
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
People learn and adopt cultural values through socialization. "Voices from Two Sides of the Atlantic" is a multiple-case study about the influence of national socialization on women's leadership experiences. The main research question of the study was: Does national enculturation impact how women lead, and if so, how is it reflected in participants' responses?;This study examined leadership experiences of three Finnish and three American women. It investigated how the participants associate their values with their leadership experience and how they perceive the social context in which they grew up influences leadership. The theoretical framework of the study was based on …
Context In Leadership: A Comparative Case Analysis Of Female Public And Private Sector Leaders, Angela Koclanes Hernquist
Context In Leadership: A Comparative Case Analysis Of Female Public And Private Sector Leaders, Angela Koclanes Hernquist
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Public higher education institutions today are fiercely competitive social, economic, and technologic powerhouses with complex missions, structures, and issues. They help fuel business and economic development through their direct impact on growth and spending and through the creation of new jobs and businesses, and have become critical sources of scientific talent, research data, and technological innovations for both the public and the private sector; In comparison, private sector enterprises today function in an environment where knowledge is economic capital and success is driven by highly skilled professional employees working in innovative organizational units to find, use, create, and transform knowledge …
The Principal's Role In Promoting Standards-Based Professional Development, Barbara Jill Presler
The Principal's Role In Promoting Standards-Based Professional Development, Barbara Jill Presler
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to describe principals' and teachers' knowledge of recommended professional development practice as defined by The National Staff Development Council (2001). In addition, the study described teachers' and principals' perceptions of professional development practices in their schools; This study was guided by three research questions: (1) how do principals perceive their own behaviors and activities relative to professional development; (2) how do teachers perceive administrator's behavior and actions relative to professional development; and (3) to what extent did principals base the professional development activities and practices within their schools on the National Staff Development Standards?;This …
Effects Of Gender And Seating Arrangement On Perceptions Of Leadership, Danielle Jackson Cervantes
Effects Of Gender And Seating Arrangement On Perceptions Of Leadership, Danielle Jackson Cervantes
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The current study examines the effects that gender and seating arrangement on perceptions of leadership. In order to determine current attitudes regarding women as leaders, this study examines factors that may influence people's perceptions about leadership and gender. Three different hypotheses were tested. The findings are as follows: Seating arrangement is still seen as an important factor when determining leadership, specifically the head of the table positions. Secondly, in this study, men were seen as being the leader of a group significantly more often than women. Lastly, sex of the subject did seem to influence the subjects' choice of leader, …
The Influence Of School Climate And Leadership Style On Teacher Transiency In Urban Middle Schools, Jenefer J Tirella
The Influence Of School Climate And Leadership Style On Teacher Transiency In Urban Middle Schools, Jenefer J Tirella
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study examined teachers' perceptions of school climate, the principal's leadership style, and their influence on teacher transiency in urban middle schools. Two surveys, the Urban School Climate Survey and the Leadership Effectiveness Adaptability Questionnaire, were distributed to four middle schools within the participating school district. Fifty-eight teachers participated in the study and returned the completed surveys. Teacher interviews were conducted with participating teachers who were willing to be interviewed. The theoretical framework for this study was based on the contingency theory (Likert, 1967; Donaldson, 2001); This study determined a significant main effect for schools. School profiles were outlined to …
The Relationship Between Employee Personality Traits And Preferred Leadership Style, Thomas M. Kuhn
The Relationship Between Employee Personality Traits And Preferred Leadership Style, Thomas M. Kuhn
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Purpose. The purpose of this study is to examine how employee personality traits are related to a preferred leadership style and how the differences between preferred and actual leadership style relate to employee perceptions of leader satisfaction and effectiveness. Respondents completed a survey questionnaire that consisted of the commonly used Multi-Factor Leadership Questionnaire Form 5X to assess employee leadership preferences and the NEO-FF1 to identify personality traits. The relationship between employee personality traits and their preferred leadership style is significant to leaders who believe that it is possible to adjust a leadership approach to improve organizational performance; Findings. Agreeableness is …
Perceptions Of Standards -Based Reform And The Role Of Instructional Leadership, Robert Bruce Anderson
Perceptions Of Standards -Based Reform And The Role Of Instructional Leadership, Robert Bruce Anderson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to increase the knowledge about science teachers' and principals' perceptions regarding science standards-based reform efforts in Nevada. The intent of the Nevada Education Reform Act (NERA) was to improve teaching and learning by impacting the following categories: (a) instruction, (b) assessment, (c) accountability, (d) professional development, (e) curriculum, and (f) supervision. The study investigated science teachers' and principals' perceptions of how standards impacted these areas as well as the role of instructional leadership in the implementation of standards-based reform. Finally, the study investigated how perceptions differed based on school size; This study employed what …
Technology Leadership At A Junior High School: A Qualitative Case Study, Alvin Wesley Matthews
Technology Leadership At A Junior High School: A Qualitative Case Study, Alvin Wesley Matthews
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this case study was to explore and describe the technology leadership at a junior high school. Technology-related attitudes, behaviors, and skills that have an impact on the school's technology program were examined with emphasis on the building principal. Interviews, observations, and other documents were the means of data collection. This study has implications for people who want to support computers and other educational technology. This case study included the principal, computer specialist, and teachers with varying degrees of computer experience. In addition to Kearsley's three roles of leader, manager, and politician (1991), four other technology-related roles emerged …
A Case Study Of The Information Environment For School Leadership Preparation Project, R. Karlene Mccormick-Lee
A Case Study Of The Information Environment For School Leadership Preparation Project, R. Karlene Mccormick-Lee
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (1996) noted that the social fabric of schools is changing. School administrators are faced with new challenges, provided new opportunities to implement reform, and required to learn new technology skills (Means, Olsen, & Singh, 1995; Streifer, 1999). Potentially universities play an invaluable role in preparing educators to use technology effectively. However, studies suggest that universities are far from realizing that potential (O'Flahavan, 1988; Lemke, 1999; Roblyer & Erlanger, 1999). A nation-wide survey found that the integration of instructional technology across disciplines and the use of technology to solve real-world problems were the most important …
Aids Coalition To Unleash Power: Changing Through Movement, Leadership, And Internet Capabilities, Kendra Mary Blythin
Aids Coalition To Unleash Power: Changing Through Movement, Leadership, And Internet Capabilities, Kendra Mary Blythin
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The examination of AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) past and present shows a vivid and often extreme organization, branching from Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC). Both groups were formed by Larry Kramer, who has played a large role in the gay liberation movement in the United States. This study provides a map of the decline of ACT UP with regards to the decline in public fear of AIDS, the resulting decline in public interest, and the ineffective leadership strategies of Larry Kramer. In addition, this study offers a hypothesis for better exposure; a possible symbiotic effect between the …
Nationally Recognized Superintendents: Perceptions On How They Lead In Relation To The Characteristics Of Effective Schools Research, Warren Paul Mckay
Nationally Recognized Superintendents: Perceptions On How They Lead In Relation To The Characteristics Of Effective Schools Research, Warren Paul Mckay
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to increase the knowledge about the qualities, attitudes, and behaviors of public school superintendents in relation to the effective schools research. It also sought to further investigate the relationship between the role of the superintendent and the creation of effective schools and effective school districts. Finally, this research described how a recognized population of public school superintendents perceived themselves to incorporate effective school methods in their leadership strategies. This ultimately provided the opportunity to validate the findings of the effective schools research through the investigation of the superintendents office; This study employed what Creswell …
Use Of Leadership Practices By The Managers And Their Impact On The Job Satisfaction Of Employees In The Hotel Industry, Jasvir Singh
Use Of Leadership Practices By The Managers And Their Impact On The Job Satisfaction Of Employees In The Hotel Industry, Jasvir Singh
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the differences, if any, between leadership practices used by hotel managers and the perceptions of those leadership practices by employees relative to their job satisfaction. Differences in perception of leadership practices were measured using two identical instruments--one for managers, and the other for their employees. Employees' overall job satisfaction was measured using an additional instrument. Data were collected from 26 managers and 294 employees at five participating non-gaming hotel properties in Las Vegas, Nevada. Five research questions along with two hypotheses were tested. The finding of this study indicated that employees' …
Leadership Challenges Encountered By Elementary School Principals In The Process Of Creating, Implementing, And Sustaining Shared School Visions In Clark County, Nevada, Elementary Schools, David Allen Price
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Creating, implementing, and sustaining a shared vision is a complicated task for any leader. The Elementary School Division of the Clark County School District (CCSD) expects elementary school principals not only to develop a shared vision for their schools, but also to implement and sustain this shared vision with the aid of their constituencies--other administrators, staff, students, parents, and the community-at-large. Leaders, in this case principals, generally are responsible for developing a shared vision; The concept of visionary leadership has been defined in the literature, and principals can be tested to determine the degree to which they align themselves with …
A Cause-And-Effect Relationship Between Leadership And Corporate Culture: An Educational Perspective, Shane C Blum
A Cause-And-Effect Relationship Between Leadership And Corporate Culture: An Educational Perspective, Shane C Blum
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this exploratory research was to examine the relationship between the corporate culture of four-year hospitality management programs and the leadership styles of individuals responsible for leading these programs. Separate instruments were used to survey faculty and program heads of four-year hospitality management programs in an attempt to explore numerous research questions. Certain questions focused on the leadership styles of individuals in positions of authority within the program's administration. Other questions were geared toward evaluating the strength of the program's culture measured along a number of criteria. By examining these questions a theoretical relationship between leadership and culture …
Empirical Analysis Of The Situational Variables And Their Impact On A Manager's Leadership In Influencing Employee Organizational Citizenship Behaviors In Korean Hotels, Jung Hoon Lee
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to identify situational variables that may influence the effect of a manager's leadership on subordinate organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in the Korean hotel industry; Data were collected from 107 managers and their 487 subordinates across a wide variety of different departments in the deluxe business hotels in Korea; Thirteen hypotheses were tested using a partial correlation coefficient test in multiple regression to examine the correlation between thirteen situational variables and five employee OCB dimensions. The test generally showed that selected characteristics of a manager, task, and organization either substitute or enhance a manager's leadership …
Leadership Styles Of Three Hispanic-American Women In Health Science, Kristel Heira Pankau
Leadership Styles Of Three Hispanic-American Women In Health Science, Kristel Heira Pankau
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Case study methodology was utilized to explore and describe leadership styles of selected Hispanic American women in management positions in the field of health science. A non-probability, stratified sample of convenience was used to process and determine final selection of three participants. At the time of the study all participants held full-time management positions for no less than four consecutive years. Participants ranged in age from thirty-five to fifty years; The study also investigated the influence of personal biography, including, factors which fostered and constrained leadership in the women selected. Data were collected from questionnaire responses, interviews, and observations at …
Flying Tigers' 22nd Bomb Squadron, 1942-1945: An Analysis Of Management And Leadership Practices, Jack Lund Schofield
Flying Tigers' 22nd Bomb Squadron, 1942-1945: An Analysis Of Management And Leadership Practices, Jack Lund Schofield
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Many argue that the American educational system is under siege. Students bring with them to school an array of social problems never before seen in this country. Illegal drugs, raging violence, brutal crime, abject poverty, and hopeless desolation pervade our children's lives. Loaded firearms, deadly weapons, and lethal substances are confiscated daily in urban, suburban, and rural schools. Administrators are shot, teachers are mugged, students are stabbed. Schools are in crisis; the war rages. How do school administrators cope?;This investigation concerns the interrelationships, definitions, and applications of several phenomena: war, education, administration, leadership, and power. Through the experiences of the …
The Principal's Role In The Development Of Teacher Leadership: A Case Study, Carla Jean Steinforth
The Principal's Role In The Development Of Teacher Leadership: A Case Study, Carla Jean Steinforth
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study explored the principal's role in the development of teacher leadership in a school in the process of change. The single, case study was conducted in a large urban elementary school, grades K-5, within a major, western metropolitan school district. The nature of teacher leadership was examined along with the actions, behaviors, and thoughts of the principal which fostered the development of teacher leadership. Change process activities that were influenced or facilitated by teacher leadership were also studied; Primary sources of data collection included field observations, document reviews, and interviews conducted on a regular basis for a period of …
The Relationship Between The Actual And Ideal Leadership Styles Of High School Assistant Principals Over Selected District Instructional Objectives, T. Brock Morris
The Relationship Between The Actual And Ideal Leadership Styles Of High School Assistant Principals Over Selected District Instructional Objectives, T. Brock Morris
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The problem this study focused on was, what was the relationship between the actual and ideal leadership styles of high school assistant principals over selected district instructional objectives. In completing the research for this study, the situational leadership style and readiness theories of Paul Hersey and Kenneth H. Blanchard were used; Their theories regarding the relationship between a leader's actual and ideal leadership styles were applied to the assistant principals and teachers of nine high schools of the Clark County School District in Southern Nevada. A random sampling of these teachers were given the Readiness Style Match survey developed by …
Leadership Styles And Career Paths Of Selected Women In Higher Education Administration And Corporate Administration, Nancy Briggs Master
Leadership Styles And Career Paths Of Selected Women In Higher Education Administration And Corporate Administration, Nancy Briggs Master
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study was made to determine if there were similarities or differences in the leadership styles and career paths of women in educational administration and women in corporate management; The populations of this study consisted of 50 women in higher education administration selected from the 1988 edition of the Higher Education Directory and 50 women in corporate administration from the 1988 Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives. Women, in both areas, listed as presidents, vice-presidents, directors, deans, managers, chancellors, CEOs or other corresponding titles, were selected; The instruments used to gather data in this study were the …
Relationship Between Personality Types And Effective Leadership Styles, Maurice Flores
Relationship Between Personality Types And Effective Leadership Styles, Maurice Flores
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine what were the relationships, if any, that existed between the most common personality types of selected elementary school principals, as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and the most effective leadership styles as measured by the Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Description (LEAD), a measure of leadership effectiveness. The focus was to determine whether these two instruments possessed sufficient discriminative powers to effect a distinction between effective and ineffective administrators prior to their appointment as administrators; The findings are summarized as follows: (1) The difference between the scores that was used to …
The Relationship Between Stressor Rankings And Management Styles Of Nevada Elementary And Secondary Public School Principals (Leadership Style, Stress), Michael Sutton Robison
The Relationship Between Stressor Rankings And Management Styles Of Nevada Elementary And Secondary Public School Principals (Leadership Style, Stress), Michael Sutton Robison
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine what relationships existed between various stressor rankings selected from the Administrative Events Stress Inventory, and selected leadership styles as determined by the Leader Adaptability Style Inventory and exhibited by the elementary and secondary school administrators in the State of Nevada; The findings of the study were: (1) A majority of Nevada school principals were of the leadership style consisting of a High Task/High Relationship orientation. (2) There were no significant correlations between the four leadership styles as determined by the Leader Adaptability Style Inventory and selected job stressor events selected from the …