Cultural Leadership in the Development of Centers for the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

Autor/in	Currier, Andrew T.
Titel	Cultural Leadership in the Development of Centers for the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Quelle	(2018), (204 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, The Catholic University of America
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4380-0800-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Catholic Schools; Church Related Colleges; College Presidents; Administrator Role; Leadership; Administrator Behavior; Cultural Centers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Katholische Schule; Kirchliche Hochschule; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Führung; Führungsposition; Cultural center; Cultural centre; Cultural centres; Kulturzentrum
Abstract	This study analyzed the president's role in developing centers for the Catholic intellectual tradition on four university campuses and how those centers promote the Catholic intellectual tradition. This study examined reasons for the establishment of the centers for the Catholic intellectual tradition, how the centers for the Catholic intellectual tradition are sustained, the influence of "Ex corde Ecclesiae," and how leaders behaved in the establishment of the centers. The conceptual framework was based upon Morey and Piderit's (2006) Catholic higher education cultural leadership theory, Geiger's (2003) theory of a core group of believers, and church documents including papal encyclicals and apostolic constitutions. The study's data were derived from interviews with presidents of universities, center leadership, analysis of documents, and material evidence and observation. Language from interviews and documents was coded based upon Saldana's methods of coding for qualitative researchers (2016). Four exemplary centers were nominated by prominent figures in Catholic higher education including researchers, journal editors, and professors. Participants were interviewed in person by the researcher and each center was visited by the researcher. The data were analyzed using methods for qualitative researchers from Cresswell (2007), Yin (2014), and Saldana (2016), including a cross case analysis. Findings from the data analysis include the significance of cross-disciplinary opportunities in promoting the Catholic intellectual tradition. The centers for the Catholic intellectual tradition were sustained through a combination of endowed funds and operational budget funding. There was evidence of cultural correction and cultural adjustment as well as directive and connective cultural leadership in analyzing the presidents' behavior in establishing the centers for the Catholic intellectual tradition. Three of four centers indicated being influenced by the promulgation of "Ex corde Ecclesiae." The centers were instrumental in offering opportunities for new faculty to be exposed to Catholic mission or mission as it relates to a specific religious order's charism. The results of the study could inform future research in mission and identity for institutions of Catholic higher education. The results of the study could help inform executive leadership in Catholic higher education about the value of cross-disciplinary opportunities in the Catholic intellectual tradition. The review of related literature could inform historical research about the context of "Ex corde Ecclesiae" and the doctrinal context of the promulgation of the apostolic constitution. The review of related literature could inform historical research tending to Catholic cultural incoherence in Catholic higher education. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01