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Exploring Leadership In A Multicultural School, Sonia Amarisse Matthew
Exploring Leadership In A Multicultural School, Sonia Amarisse Matthew
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The educational problem addressed in this study was the lack of empirical research of the effects of how principal leadership characteristics and style influence the culture of multicultural schools. This qualitative case study identified and explored the leadership strategies used by a reputedly successful principal of a multicultural school. A successful principal was the case being studied. The conceptual framework was anchored in Burns' transformational leadership theory. Three research questions focused on the principal's leadership characteristics, the participants' perceptions of how the principal applied the leadership style, and the influence of the principal's leadership style on school culture. A principal, …