A Case Study on the Changing Leadership Style of a High School Administrative Team in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/in	Iverson, Robert M.
Titel	A Case Study on the Changing Leadership Style of a High School Administrative Team in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	(2022), (145 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Aspen University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3776-0120-3
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Leadership Styles; High Schools; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Distance Education; Administrator Attitudes; Counselor Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Social Influences; Electronic Learning; Well Being; Mental Health; School Culture; Principals; Administrator Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Führungsstil; High school; Oberschule; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Sozialer Einfluss; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Principal; Schulleiter
Abstract	The purpose of this qualitative case study is to examine the impact on the leadership style of high school administrators as they navigated the move to distance learning due to school closures because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study results are based on interviews with four school administrators, lead counselor, and one teacher leader. The data was further supported by a survey of teachers and publicly available school artifacts, such as WASC self-reports, to provide triangulation of findings. The theoretical framework for this study focused through a sociocultural lens. Education does not occur in a vacuum, but rather because of the interaction of two or more individuals sharing thoughts and ideas. This social component requires that a relationship must exist for the transfer of knowledge. The school itself provides the structural organization, the culture, that identifies how the individuals are expected to work together. On March 13, 2020, the study site shut its physical doors to students so that on March 16, 2020, it could open its virtual school environment. This study found that school administrators changed the focus of their leadership style from data-driven student achievement to one around meeting the social-emotional needs of stakeholders. This was necessitated by the large amount of time being devoted to addressing county, state, and federal requirements around COVID-19. In the virtual setting, school culture was impacted by the lack of relationship building so little ability to utilize distributed leadership existed. As the architect for school reform, the role of the principal is to develop the culture of the school by focusing on relationship building, the basis for distributed leadership. [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	2024/1/01