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School Leadership Skill Development, Richard Arthur Weigel
School Leadership Skill Development, Richard Arthur Weigel
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between what is currently understood about skills for school leadership and the need for a greater understanding of those skills. The importance of developing leadership skills to improve school performance and effectiveness is great. In the field of school leadership, most leaders enter their roles without an understanding of the skills needed to be effective.
There is a societal desire to improve the performance of children in schools, and that improvement relies on skill development for school leaders. Skill development for school leaders begins with skill recognition. The lack of …
Women's Access To The Superintendency: Pathways From The Elementary Ranks, Julie Marie Powell
Women's Access To The Superintendency: Pathways From The Elementary Ranks, Julie Marie Powell
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this research was to describe the experiences of six women superintendents who began their careers as elementary principals. The central question was: What can we learn from the lived experience of women who came from a background as elementary educators and advanced to the superintendency in a variety of district contexts within Michigan’s traditional public school system?
The research design was a qualitative, interpretive, multiple case study approach using the data collection method of interviewing. Two conceptual frameworks – expectations states theory and feminist poststructuralism – provided the context for this research. Portraits of each of the …