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The Superintendent-Principal Relationship and its Influence on Leadership Practices for the Urban Elementary Principal and the Urban Superintendent

Stewart, Melissa A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337717600

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2012, EdD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Urban Educational Leadership.
Superintendents and principals are the parties that carry the responsibility of effective leadership practices in today’s schools (Razik & Swanson, 2010; Fullan, 2001; Fullan; 2005; Kowalski, 2006; Leithwood & Jantzi, 2000). In order to determine the practices, behaviors, and characteristics of effective leadership that lead to the ultimate goal of student achievement, researchers continue to study leadership practices. One model of effective leadership practices is transformational leadership which unites the leader and follower in a common, organizational goal which is supported by the characteristics of trust, empowerment, vision, and charisma (Carlson, 1996; Leithwood & Jantzi, 2000; Razik & Swanson, 2010; Yukl, 2010). The purpose of this study was to uncover how the interaction of two important leaders, the superintendent and the elementary principal, influence the leadership practices for both parties. For this qualitative study, three urban, elementary principals and three urban superintendents were interviewed about their leadership practices. Additionally, participants provided archival documents that represented superintendent-principal interactions. Through the analysis, four different themes were common to the superintendents and principals including leadership practices, urban contexts, transformational leadership behaviors, and superintendent-principal interactions.
James Koschoreck, PhD (Committee Chair)
Nancy Evers, PhD (Committee Member)
Ann Millacci, EdD (Committee Member)
Robert Tracy, EdD (Committee Member)
190 p.
Educational Leadership
transformational; leadership; superintendent; principal; urban; ;

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  • Stewart, M. A. (2012). The Superintendent-Principal Relationship and its Influence on Leadership Practices for the Urban Elementary Principal and the Urban Superintendent [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337717600

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stewart, Melissa. The Superintendent-Principal Relationship and its Influence on Leadership Practices for the Urban Elementary Principal and the Urban Superintendent. 2012. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337717600.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stewart, Melissa. "The Superintendent-Principal Relationship and its Influence on Leadership Practices for the Urban Elementary Principal and the Urban Superintendent." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337717600

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