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International School Heads’ Self-Efficacy And Governance: An Intervention, Joshua Ashley Garrett
International School Heads’ Self-Efficacy And Governance: An Intervention, Joshua Ashley Garrett
Theses and Dissertations--Educational Leadership Studies
As international school heads (ISHs) advance through the school leadership pipeline, many find the transition to their new roles and responsibilities as an executive leader difficult, and as a result they struggle to fulfill the expectations of their governing board. In conversations with ISHs in the International Schools Organization (ISO), a pseudonym, several attributed this problem to the lack of preservice, executive leadership training. Most ISO school heads were trained as teacher-leaders and school principals. They excelled in these roles and were consequently promoted to executive leadership. However, very few received formal training in executive leadership, as required of most …
Leadership Storytelling Of Rural School Superintendents Engaged In Change And Innovation, Tony Barrett
Leadership Storytelling Of Rural School Superintendents Engaged In Change And Innovation, Tony Barrett
Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences
This dissertation examined the leadership storytelling uses and practices by rural, public school superintendents in North Georgia who are engaged in change and innovation through agreements with the state in exchange for flexibility waivers from Title 20 of the Georgia Code. This study was the result of the participation of five rural, Appalachian superintendents in semi-structured interviews. Two of the districts were Strategic Waivers School Systems (SWSS) and three of them were Charter Systems. The context of this study was framed by Georgia’s broad flexibility waivers which encourage school districts to promote and pursue innovative approaches in K-12 education. The …