Rural Superintendents' Experiences with Empowerment and Alignment to Vision in the Application of Principle-Centered Leadership
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| Title: | Rural Superintendents' Experiences with Empowerment and Alignment to Vision in the Application of Principle-Centered Leadership |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Davidson, Shelby, Butcher, Jennifer |
| Source: | Rural Educator. 2019 40(1):63-72. |
| Availability: | National Rural Education Association. e-mail: theruraleducator@gmail.com; Web site: https://journals.library.msstate.edu/ruraled |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Rural Schools, Superintendents, Empowerment, Leadership Styles, School Districts, Administrator Attitudes, Leadership Effectiveness, Credibility, Trust (Psychology), Educational Administration, Administrative Principles, Institutional Mission, Public Schools, Education Service Centers |
| Geographic Terms: | Texas |
| ISSN: | 0273-446X |
| Abstract: | This qualitative phenomenological narrative inquiry research study used narrative inquiry to investigate rural superintendents' experiences with the application of principle-centered leadership in their districts. Ten superintendents from rural districts in east Texas were interviewed. Narratives were analyzed by organizing, describing, classifying, and interpreting data collected from the interviews. The study results support the notion that the application of principle-centered leadership helps superintendents to become effective leaders in their districts. Other findings from this study include the notion that effective superintendents practice the tenets of principle-centered leadership with different actions and methods based on their beliefs and personalities. Findings also emphasized that trustworthiness and trust is the foundation of principle-centered leadership, which allows for empowerment and alignment to vision. This study provides superintendents and other educational leaders with practices critical to practicing principle-centered leadership in order to become more effective leaders in their districts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1225162 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This qualitative phenomenological narrative inquiry research study used narrative inquiry to investigate rural superintendents' experiences with the application of principle-centered leadership in their districts. Ten superintendents from rural districts in east Texas were interviewed. Narratives were analyzed by organizing, describing, classifying, and interpreting data collected from the interviews. The study results support the notion that the application of principle-centered leadership helps superintendents to become effective leaders in their districts. Other findings from this study include the notion that effective superintendents practice the tenets of principle-centered leadership with different actions and methods based on their beliefs and personalities. Findings also emphasized that trustworthiness and trust is the foundation of principle-centered leadership, which allows for empowerment and alignment to vision. This study provides superintendents and other educational leaders with practices critical to practicing principle-centered leadership in order to become more effective leaders in their districts. |
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| ISSN: | 0273-446X |
