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An Investigation of Ethical Leadership Perspectives among Ohio School District Superintendents

Fowler, Denver Jade

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2014, Doctor of Education (EdD), Ohio University, Educational Administration (Education).
The purpose of this study was to investigate the ethical leadership perspectives of Ohio public school superintendents. Secondly, this study examined to what extent ethical leadership perspectives of Ohio public school superintendents vary according to school district characteristics. Furthermore, the study examined to what extent do ethical leadership perspectives of Ohio public school superintendents vary according to leader demographics. A survey was used to collect data of both superintendent demographics and school district characteristics. Included in this survey were an Ethical Leadership Scale (ELS) and Social Desirability Scale (SDS). The ELS was used to measure ethical leadership perspectives of the superintendents. The SDS was used to measure social desirability of the superintendents. The survey was sent to 606 public school district superintendents in the State of Ohio of which 231 responded. Additionally, this study included an ancillary study in which the researcher conducted interviews with 15 superintendents from across the State of Ohio. The goal of these small group and individual interviews was to gain further information regarding ethical leadership perspectives and social desirability of superintendents in the State of Ohio, and furthermore, to identify district characteristics and leader demographics associated with ethical leadership perspectives. Included in these interviews, the researcher administered the ELS and SDS instruments to each participant.
Gordon Brooks (Committee Chair)
238 p.

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  • Fowler, D. J. (2014). An Investigation of Ethical Leadership Perspectives among Ohio School District Superintendents [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1395067372

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fowler, Denver. An Investigation of Ethical Leadership Perspectives among Ohio School District Superintendents. 2014. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1395067372.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fowler, Denver. "An Investigation of Ethical Leadership Perspectives among Ohio School District Superintendents." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1395067372

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)