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Elementary Principals’ Behaviors And Actions For Retaining Teachers, Sharonda Gregory
Elementary Principals’ Behaviors And Actions For Retaining Teachers, Sharonda Gregory
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractPrincipal support is critical in promoting teacher retention, which has continued to be a challenge in elementary schools in the United States. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to ascertain how principals described their strategies for retaining teachers at elementary schools in a large, urban-suburban school district in the Eastern United States. The conceptual framework was based on Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory and transformational leadership theory. The research questions addressed challenges, supports, and leadership practices principals identified that increased teacher retention in the elementary school setting. Semistructured interviews were conducted with eight elementary school principals who had at least …
College Deansʼ Perceptions Of How Their Leadership Styles Affect Graduation Rates, John Johnston
College Deansʼ Perceptions Of How Their Leadership Styles Affect Graduation Rates, John Johnston
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The problem was that in 2016 the U.S. graduation rate of undergraduate students in for-profit higher learning institutions was only 23%, compared to 59% for public institutions and 66% for private nonprofit institutions. The purpose of this comparative case study was to explore for-profit and nonprofit college deansʼ perceptions of their leadership styles and how their leadership style affects graduation rates. Thus, the focus of the research question was determining college deansʼ perceptions of their leadership style and how their leadership style affects graduation rates. The basis of the conceptual framework was the full range leadership model. The sample required …