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2018

Leadership

Gardner-Webb University

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An Investigation Of The Characteristics Successful Executive Directors Perceive To Be Most Important In Charter Schools, Jeremy Wayne Quick Jan 2018

An Investigation Of The Characteristics Successful Executive Directors Perceive To Be Most Important In Charter Schools, Jeremy Wayne Quick

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This study was a multiple case study to explore the phenomenon of the charter school executive director and the characteristics needed for success. The executive director characteristics directly affect the success or failure of a charter school (Berman, 2008). A variety of studies have researched the skill sets needed for successful leadership in several types of organizations; these skill sets overlap, and the research has revealed how these skills were interconnected. The evaluation of all these leadership skills helped define the skill set needed for successful charter school leaders and can be used by many stakeholders to improve upon current …