A Critical Discourse Analysis of Academic Presidential Transitions: Framing Images of Leadership

Autor/in	Ferrell, Tonia P.
Titel	A Critical Discourse Analysis of Academic Presidential Transitions: Framing Images of Leadership
Quelle	(2018), (231 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Kent State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4387-7202-1
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Discourse Analysis; College Presidents; Professionalism; Masculinity; Femininity; Futures (of Society); Personnel Selection; Professional Autonomy; Periodicals; College Administration; Leadership; Educational Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Diskursanalyse; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Professionalität; Männlichkeit; Femaleness; Weiblichkeit; Future; Society; Zukunft; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Berufsfreiheit; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Führung; Führungsposition; Bildungsreform
Abstract	Informed by critical discourse analysis, this purpose of this study was to examine presidential transitions in the U.S. van Leeuwen's Social Actor Approach was used as the conceptual framework to understand how texts are used to recreate, shape and transform a social practice, such as college and university presidential leadership during times of transition. Data, covering presidential transitions in 2015 and 2016, were collected from "The Chronicle of Higher Education." Data were analyzed using a three-phase analytic process that helped identify patterns and themes in the articles to uncover social actors (images) of college and university presidents in transition. The process also allowed for an analysis of the discursive structures at play, leading to findings of predominant discourses of professionalism, femininity, masculinity, and autonomy, giving rise to images of college and university presidents that remain traditional, masculine and at times heroic. Further, the intersection of discourses and images come together through our discussions to make visible discursive tensions between the president of yesteryear and the president of today/future. Implications and recommendations for practice are discussed. [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