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Leadership Storytelling: How Elementary School Principals Use Storytelling To Lead And Make Transformational Change, Nicholas Damico
Leadership Storytelling: How Elementary School Principals Use Storytelling To Lead And Make Transformational Change, Nicholas Damico
Dissertations
Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand and describe
how exemplary elementary school principals use storytelling to lead organizations
using Denning’s (2011) model. In addition, it was the purpose to understand how
exemplary elementary school principals use storytelling to create transformational
change in organizations. Denning’s The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling highlights eight storytelling narrative patterns:
- Storytelling to ignite action and implement new ideas
- Storytelling to build trust
- Storytelling to build brand
- Storytelling to transmit organizational values
- Storytelling to foster collaboration
- Storytelling to share knowledge
- Storytelling to neutralize rumor
- Storytelling to share your vision
Methodology: This …
An Exploration On Why Parents Choose Catholic Schools, Sara Giza
An Exploration On Why Parents Choose Catholic Schools, Sara Giza
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
“Though Many We Are One” is one of the mottos of a Catholic school system and is the foundational statement to what Catholic school stand for in the Diocese of the Midwest (pseudonym). My dissertation explores why parents choose alternative education in a Catholic schools. Catholic schools provide the student with the guidance and the ability to grow academically, spiritually, and emotionally. I analyzed the viewpoints of parents, administrators, and pastors within selected Catholic schools in the diocese to determine if there are similar foundational statements among multiple Catholic schools or if each school stands for something entirely different. Interviews …
Support Provided By Administrators For Mathematics Teachers: A Case Study Of One North Louisiana High School, Jessica M. Hunter
Support Provided By Administrators For Mathematics Teachers: A Case Study Of One North Louisiana High School, Jessica M. Hunter
Doctoral Dissertations
National and International assessment results as well as general student unpreparedness for college and beyond in terms of mathematical abilities indicate a need for increased student achievement in mathematics (Hart, 2005; National Center for Education Statistics, 2017; Peterson, Woessmann, Hanushek, & Lastra-Anadon, 2011). The purpose of the study was to explore effective leadership traits of secondary school administrators that foster and support teachers of mathematics. Research specifically made connections to instructional and transformational leadership practices, actions, and traits. This exploration was investigated through a case study using interviews completed by high school educators, administrators, and district leaders.
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