A phenomenological study of central stakeholders' leadership experiences and school outcomes
| Autor: | Castillo Chica, Neivys Leivys |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Aguas Castillo, Pedro Pablo |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Repositorio Institucional Unicórdoba Universidad de Córdoba instacron:Universidad de Córdoba |
| Popis: | While many scholars agree on the influence and importance principal leadership has on some school processes, still little is known about how principals influence or shape school processes, leading to debate about the degree of impact they might have. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine how school principals go through school processes such as achieving school outcomes, playing leadership roles, and making school improvements Through this phenomenological study of 5 participants at an urban public school I intended to answer the phenomenological question, “How do central stake holders make sense of their leadership in a public urban secondary school in a city in Colombia? The study employed seven step Stevick-Colaizzi’s--Keen method of phenomenological analysis and a descriptive approach to phenomenology. Data was collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, and reflective diaries. Six themes emerged from the data: 1) The power of connectedness, 2) The wholeness of communication, 3) Awareness of a sense of community, 4) A sense of practicalness in education, 5) The uniqueness of a leadership style, 6) Awareness of a commitment to a mission. The findings from this study provided a deeper understanding of the influence principal leadership has on school outcomes and they added to the current body of research regarding the relationship between principal leadership and school improvement. Chapter 1: Introduction..........................12 Problem Statement.........................14 Purpose of the study.........................15 Research Questions.....................16 Conceptual Framework.................17 Leadership......................17 Approaches to Leadership............................19 Educational Leadership..........................22 Principal Leadership....................25 The school principal as a leader.....................27 School Organization..............................28 Teacher as a Principal.........................31 Instructional Leadership..................................32 The Teacher as a leader............................34 Teacher Leadership and foreign language teaching....................36 Chapter 2: Literature Review...................39 Historical and Contemporary Roles and Responsibilities of High School Principals........................39 Principal Leadership Styles................41 Principal Leadership and School Outcomes...............46 Chapter 3: Methods.....................53 Research Design...................53 Qualitative Research..................54 Phenomenological Research Method....................55 Conceptual Framework....................56 Consciousness.....................................56 Intentionality......................................57 Lived Experience..............................57 Perception........................................58 Intuition..........................58 Epoche or bracketing...............................60 Phenomenological Reduction...........................61 Imaginative Variation.......................61 Appropriateness of Design..............................65 Research Questions......................66 Participants and Context...................66 Ethical Considerations................69 Data collection and Instruments................70 Data Analysis..................72 Validity and Reliability......................73 Chapter 4: Findings...................76 Context and Participants...................76 Data collection....................77 Data Analysis....................78 Definitions for Themes...................81 Theme 1: The power of connectedness.............83 Theme 2: The wholeness of communication...........84 Theme 3: Awareness of a sense of community...............85 Theme 4: A sense of practicalness in education..............86 Theme 5: The uniqueness of a leadership style.............87 heme 6: Awareness of a commitment to a mission........91 Descriptive Identification......................93 Chapter 5: Discussion.....................94 Discussion of findings........................95 Discussion of findings for Research Question Two.............98 Conclusion...................................................102 Scope and limitations of the study...............103 Recommendations for Further Research..........................104 Personal Reflection......................................105 References....................................107 APPENDIX..............................125 Maestría Magíster en Enseñanza del Inglés Trabajos de Investigación y/o Extensión |
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