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Charter School Leaders’ Perceptions Of School Autonomy, Sharon L. Latten-Clark
Charter School Leaders’ Perceptions Of School Autonomy, Sharon L. Latten-Clark
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
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This study explored school leaders and how they perceive and use autonomy to operate a school. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to better understand the lived experiences of school leaders and how they perceive and use their autonomy while operating a charter school in New Orleans, Louisiana. There is relatively little documentation on the perceptions of how school leaders feel they use and balance their autonomy when operating a charter school. This study builds upon the current and past research which regards principal autonomy as a driver of the success of charter schools and school quality. …