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"Serviam": A Historical Case Study of Leadership in Transition in Urban Catholic Schools in Northeast Ohio

West, Sarah M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1494525976695738

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education, Cleveland State University, College of Education and Human Services.
The purpose of this historical case study was to explore, through the lens of knowledge transfer, answers to the following two questions: how did the Sister-educators from one community in Northeast Ohio prepare themselves for leadership, and when it became clear that the future of their urban school depended on transitioning to lay leadership, how did Sister-principals prepare their religious communities and their school communities for that change. This qualitative study focuses on six members of one active, engaged, service-based community which has supported schools Northeast Ohio for over a century. The research revealed that a successful Sister-to-laity leadership transition will have its foundation in charismatic love, encourage faith-filled mentoring of faculty and students, honor the mission of the founding community, and support an overarching leadership culture of magnanimity to all stakeholders. This model can be employed in other educational and nonprofit settings where non-hierarchical servant leadership would be an effective approach.
Marius Boboc, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Catherine Hansman, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Lehfeldt, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Adam Voight, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Matt Jackson-McCabe, Ph.D (Committee Member)
167 p.
Education; Education History; Education Policy; Educational Leadership; Organizational Behavior; Personal Relationships; Religion; Religious Congregations; Religious Education; School Administration; Teaching
qualitative research, case study, religious education, Catholic school culture, urban school leadership, religious congregations, Catholic school leadership, leadership models, education policy, Northeast Ohio Catholic education, education history

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  • West, S. M. (2017). "Serviam": A Historical Case Study of Leadership in Transition in Urban Catholic Schools in Northeast Ohio [Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1494525976695738

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • West, Sarah. "Serviam": A Historical Case Study of Leadership in Transition in Urban Catholic Schools in Northeast Ohio. 2017. Cleveland State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1494525976695738.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • West, Sarah. ""Serviam": A Historical Case Study of Leadership in Transition in Urban Catholic Schools in Northeast Ohio." Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1494525976695738

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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