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Sustaining The Human Spirit Of The High School Principal Leading For Equity, Ryan David Richardson
Sustaining The Human Spirit Of The High School Principal Leading For Equity, Ryan David Richardson
Dissertations and Theses
Shrinking budgets and swelling public accountability characterize public education in the 21st century. Pressures to increase achievement while assuring the emotional and physical safety of all students make the work of the secondary principal daunting. A leader for equity must be a symbolic, visionary, and instructional leader that creates positive change that leads to student achievement, especially for students that are traditionally underserved. The demands placed on school administrators generate leadership burnout. As we strive to meet the rigorous goals of improving academic achievement while teaching and caring for each child, we must create environments for effective administrators to thrive …
Women As Transformational Leaders: Learning To Lead In The Community College, Jennifer R. Grove-Heuser
Women As Transformational Leaders: Learning To Lead In The Community College, Jennifer R. Grove-Heuser
Dissertations and Theses
Community colleges face a growing crisis in leadership and a critical aspect of this crisis is a shortage of leaders. The representation of women leaders in community colleges has increased more than other sector of higher education. This upswing suggests that community colleges are the most likely place for women to achieve executive leadership status. Yet, community college history is grounded in male dominance and women leaders remain marginalized in the community college system. The purpose of my study was to examine some of the factors that contribute to women executive leaders' success specifically: (a) how women experience their leadership …