Teachers’ and principals’ perspectives of leadership : a search for within-school alignment

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Gabriel, T., & Adriana Medina,. (2022). Teachers’ and principals’ perspectives of leadership : a search for within-school alignment. Unc Charlotte Undergraduate Research Conference.
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Many school administrators struggle to find a reliably efficient and effective way of stabilizing academic reform implementation within educational institutions. Questionnaire responses were collected from two administrators and six teachers across two schools in the same school district, with the intent of examining if teachers’ and administrators’ perceptions of administrative leadership align within the same school. The findings of this research study conclude that educational leadership can be effectively implemented through the shared vision of the school, communication, collaboration, and supportive resources, along with humane characteristics utilized throughout those categories to create rapport and positive school culture. This study contributes to the greater understanding between the academic structures of top-down leadership and transformational leadership. Limitations include the small sample size, short time frame of the study, and only middle school representation. The concluding message is that by distributing responsibilities, schools have a greater chance to cultivate academic and social change. Presented at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Conference.

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Teachers’ and principals’ perspectives of leadership : a search for within-school alignment

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Gabriel, Tara

UNC Charlotte Affiliate Type

Undergraduate

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1 online resource

Date Created

2022

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Conference poster

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conference proceedings

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Abstract

Many school administrators struggle to find a reliably efficient and effective way of stabilizing academic reform implementation within educational institutions. Questionnaire responses were collected from two administrators and six teachers across two schools in the same school district, with the intent of examining if teachers’ and administrators’ perceptions of administrative leadership align within the same school. The findings of this research study conclude that educational leadership can be effectively implemented through the shared vision of the school, communication, collaboration, and supportive resources, along with humane characteristics utilized throughout those categories to create rapport and positive school culture. This study contributes to the greater understanding between the academic structures of top-down leadership and transformational leadership. Limitations include the small sample size, short time frame of the study, and only middle school representation. The concluding message is that by distributing responsibilities, schools have a greater chance to cultivate academic and social change. Presented at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Conference.

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Educational leadership
Educational change

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UNC Charlotte undergraduate research conference

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English

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