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Educational Administration and Supervision

2014

University of South Florida

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Presidential Views Of Leadership In Seventh-Day Adventist Higher Education, Christopher C. Combie Mar 2014

Presidential Views Of Leadership In Seventh-Day Adventist Higher Education, Christopher C. Combie

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative research explored the perceptions of presidential leadership in Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) higher education in North America. The perceptions included the identification of leadership competencies and leadership styles that promote the mission of the SDA church in higher education. This research also identified the personal and professional experiences of SDA college and university presidents that contributed to their successful accession to the presidency. The presidents came from the twelve non-medical SDA colleges and universities in the continental United States and Canada. The three themes that emerged relevant to the perceptions of presidential leadership were (1) succession planning, (2) increased …