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Game Changing Leadership: Developing A Student Athlete Leadership Identity Development Model, Sally Gates Parish
Game Changing Leadership: Developing A Student Athlete Leadership Identity Development Model, Sally Gates Parish
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There are several theoretical models and approaches to define the leadership identity development of college students, however, none of these models adequately frame the specific leadership identity development of collegiate student athletes. The purpose of this grounded theory study is to develop a leadership model to address this gap by explaining the leadership values and behaviors unique to student athletes and to understand if their leadership experiences occur in a staged, scaffolded way. The research questions guiding this study are: What are the staged, scaffolded leadership identity development experiences of collegiate student athletes? What are the common leadership values and …
Learning Organization In A Time Of Crisis: A Case Study Of Logistics And Freight, Llc And Covid-19, Matt Meador
Learning Organization In A Time Of Crisis: A Case Study Of Logistics And Freight, Llc And Covid-19, Matt Meador
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The term learning organization (LO) is a widely used conversation piece in corporate cultures, particularly among managing practitioners and leaders in talent management, learning and development, and leadership development (Marquardt, Berger, & Loan, 2004). Given the market upheaval due to COVID-19, this work incorporates current literature on a learning organization's dimensions, known as characteristics, through a qualitative approach. This investigation aims to capture the experiences of managing practitioners as the logistics community revisits learning strategies due to the extremely rapid change of COVID-19 (Ferguson et al., 2020; Marquardt, Berger, & Loan, 2004). Marsick and Watkins dimensions of a learning organization …
Constructing Black Mothers As Educational Leaders: A Source Of Knowledge And Theory, Sheron T. Davenport
Constructing Black Mothers As Educational Leaders: A Source Of Knowledge And Theory, Sheron T. Davenport
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This dissertation follows a three article format. The articles represent a building upon research with the first article exploring the history of Black women leadership in the U.S. and the need to incorporate the leadership traits of Black mothers in educational leadership. The second article, through critical phenomenological inquiry, allows current college students from urban k-12 institutions to construct their mothers as educational leaders and identify traits that formal educational leaders should adopt. The third article expounds upon the lived experiences of Black students and the critical care leadership necessary to ensure their academic success. Care in education and education …
The Relationship Between The Perceived Implementation Of Green's Four-Dimensional Model Of Educational Leadership And Students' Proficiency In Basic Skills, Josie Currie
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The purpose of this study is to investigate relationships between elementary-level educators perceptions of their schools implementation of Greens four-dimensional model of educational leadership and the percentage of students proficient in Language Arts and in Mathematics, averaged over three years. Represented by responses to twenty items selected from the 2013 state-wide administration of the Teaching, Empowering, Leading, and Learning survey in Tennessee (TELL Tennessee), school-level means at 1,187 elementary schools were obtained for each of four five-item scales that were intended to measure each dimension of Greens model. Along with a grand mean computed across all twenty items and denoting …
An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Teacher Perception Of Greens Four-Dimensional Model Of Principal Leadership And The Academic Achievement Of Secondary Students, Stephanie Smith
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ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between student achievement assessed longitudinally in terms of ACT composite scores and state-mandated tests of proficiency and the perceived extent to which high schools have implemented Greens four-dimensional model of educational leadership.Four scales with five items each were used to measure each dimension of Greens model. The items for each dimension originated as responses to twenty items on the 2013 administration of the Teaching, Empowering, Leading, and Learning survey in Tennessee (TELL Tennessee). School-level means at 248 high schools were found for each scale that was proposed to measure each …
Leadership Identity Development In Intercollegiate Female Student-Athletes: A Case Study, Natalie M. Poole
Leadership Identity Development In Intercollegiate Female Student-Athletes: A Case Study, Natalie M. Poole
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The study is focused on the process of leadership identity development through an in-depth analysis of the experiences of and influences on intercollegiate female student-athletes at a mid-south, mid-size university that participates in Division 1 collegiate athletics. Research was conducted within the theoretical framework of the Leadership Identity Development (LID) model authored by Komives, Owen, Longerbeam, Mainella, and Osteen (2005). This study was interested in the degree to which the data upheld the presence of the four developmental influences of the LID model: 1) peer influences, 2) adult influences, 3) reflective learning, and 4) meaningful involvement. Framed by an understanding …
A Narrative Study Of Successful Female Athletic Directors At National Junior College Athletic Association Member Institutions, Charlene Connell White
A Narrative Study Of Successful Female Athletic Directors At National Junior College Athletic Association Member Institutions, Charlene Connell White
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The lack of representation of women in the role of athletic director at National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) member institutions is an issue that needs to be addressed to open the doores for females to consider athletic administration as a career path. The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to gain a better understanding of waht factors makes successful female athletic directors at NJCAA member institutions. Data was collected using open-ended interview questions with female athletic directors, interviewing the regional director of the study participant, and a combination of photo elicitation and artifacts. Two themes emerged fomr the results …
A Phenomenological Study Of Effective Leadership In Academic Health Sciences Libraries In The United States, Ricky Lester Fought
A Phenomenological Study Of Effective Leadership In Academic Health Sciences Libraries In The United States, Ricky Lester Fought
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Academic health sciences libraries are experiencing a challenging period of transition and competition. They are still transitioning from a print to electronic environment while facing competition from the Internet and other information providers. Higher education is going through a period of shrinking state appropriations while facing greater accountability and calls for more affordability. These challenging times, however, are also bringing opportunities to libraries to contribute more to their campuses and partner with other departments on new programs and projects. To realize these opportunities and make it through the challenges ahead, academic health sciences libraries will need good leadership. The perceived …
Culturally Responsive School Leadership: Exploring The Characteristics For Urban School Leaders, Cynthia Alexander Mitchell
Culturally Responsive School Leadership: Exploring The Characteristics For Urban School Leaders, Cynthia Alexander Mitchell
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The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify characteristics and establish them as key characteristics that influence leadership behavior for culturally responsive leadership. This identification clarified and attempted to offer a distinction between culturally responsive school leaders and teachers which considered synonymous. This study’s aim was to offer a clear distinction between the roles of culturally responsive teachers versus school leaders. Participants shared their academic experiences through a three round Delphi Method to identify qualities that establish the key characteristics that influence leadership behavior for culturally responsive leadership in the roles of urban school leaders. The participant leaders chosen …
A Study On The Relationship Between Trust Building Activities Within Schools And Student Achievement, Stephanie Michelle Turnbow
A Study On The Relationship Between Trust Building Activities Within Schools And Student Achievement, Stephanie Michelle Turnbow
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The purpose of this research was to determine the degree to which antecedents to trust impact teacher-administrator trust and to determine what impact that trust or a lack of trust had on student educational outcomes as mediated by school characteristics such as school type (elementary or secondary), percentage of minority students, and percentage of low socioeconomic students as measured by free and reduced lunch rates. A sample of 109 teachers and 46 administrators from 49 schools in rural school districts located throughout Southwest Tennessee participated in the study. Subjects completed an online version of the School Leader-Member Trust Survey which …
Leadership Identity Development In Greek Life Organizations: Lessons Learned, Justin T. Lawhead
Leadership Identity Development In Greek Life Organizations: Lessons Learned, Justin T. Lawhead
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This study focused on the multi-faceted process of leadership identity development through an-in dpeth analyis of the life experiences of students involved in Greek life at a mid-size researched institution in the Souther United States region. Research was conducted within the framerwork of the Leadership Identity Development (LID) model authored by Komives, Owen, Longerbem, Mainella, and Osteen (2005). Of particular interest was the degree to which the data upheld the presence of the four development influences of the LID model : 1) peer influences 2) meaningful involvement 3) reflective learning and 4) adult influence.Framed by an understanding of college student …
Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions Of Leadership Behavior And Job Satisfaction, Angela L. Askew
Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions Of Leadership Behavior And Job Satisfaction, Angela L. Askew
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The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the relationship between elementary teachers' perceptions of their principal's leadership behavior and how these perceptions relate to their job satisfaction. Perceptions were measured by the Leadership Behavior Instrument and the Job Satisfaction Survey. The respondents for the surveys worked in Southeast Tennessee and Northeast Mississippi. This study was guided by the following four questions: 1: How do elementary teachers perceive the leadership behavior of principals in the domains of human relations, trust/decision making, instructional leadership, control, and conflict; 2) To what extent to elementary teachers express satisfaction with …
Necessary Factors For The Creation Of A Master's Degree In Commercial Music, Jeffrey William Kirk
Necessary Factors For The Creation Of A Master's Degree In Commercial Music, Jeffrey William Kirk
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The purpose of this study is to determine the necessary elements and important factors in a “Plan to Plan” to create a Master’s Degree in Commercial Music that will lead to eventual accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). This study poses the question: What essential elements and salient factors are considered important by Music Industry Leaders, Academic Music Executives, previous Commercial Music Graduates, and the appropriate accrediting body for the creation of a Master’s degree program in Commercial Music? The creation of a new graduate program of study, such as this, must include the ability for …