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The Role Of Resilience Among K-12 Principals And Administrators Leading Transformational Change, Paige Evans Wescott
The Role Of Resilience Among K-12 Principals And Administrators Leading Transformational Change, Paige Evans Wescott
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Abstract
The United States government holds high expectations for principals and administrators, as they are responsible for enacting significant change to actualize school improvement and meet national agendas. Schools have specific characteristics that make change extremely challenging to implement, and it is within this context that fostering resilience holds promise. This study was a quantitative, correlational study that looked critically at the relationship between self-perceived resilience and self-perceived transformational leadership among US principals and administrators in K-12 settings. Peer-reviewed research studies addressing resilience and transformational leadership in K-12 education have been minimal, although similar questions in research continue to be …