ABSTRACT
The purpose of this dissertation research was to examine the relationship
between principal leadership and character development efforts in middle
schools. A review of related literature found many studies that explored school
leadership, or character education; however, few if any examined the relationship
between principal leadership and character education.
The sample was comprised of 222 faculty and 11 principals from 11
middle schools. The Leadership Practices Inventor-Observer [LPI-O] was used to
collect principal leadership data, as perceived by faculty. The Global Portraits of
Social and Moral Health [GP] was used to measure character development
efforts in schools as perceived by faculty.
Modest positive relationships were found between most principal
leadership behaviors and faculty perception of character education efforts. Mostly
small non-significant negative correlations were found between most leadership
behaviors and direct instruction of character education. Statistically significant
relationships were found between visionary leadership and most character
development efforts scales. In particular, a moderate correlation was found
between leader behaviors that inspire vision and the GP sub scale of personal
and collective responsibility. Furthermore, as compared to principals with low
levels of leadership, principals with moderate levels of leadership had
significantly higher scores on faculty perception of social capital, personal and
collective responsibility, and educators involving parents. Leadership scores
were positively and significantly related to GP subscale scores for faculty’s experience of caring community, and parent involvement. The correlations in all
of the areas of statistical significance were weak in terms of practical significance,
indicating the need for further research.
This study suggests that principals exhibiting transformational leadership
behaviors may have an impact upon faculty perception of experience of caring
community, and parental involvement relevant to comprehensive character
education. The findings indicated that these are areas for consideration and
research to further explain these relationships. Whereas transformational
leadership seeks to cultivate character, relationships, community and change
from the perspective of leadership behaviors, character education seeks to
nurture the same outcomes in students, staff, faculty, and community members.
The research points to transformational leadership as a model worth considering
for those who initiate and/or develop existing character development efforts in
schools.
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this dissertation research was to examine the relationship
between principal leadership and character development efforts in middle
schools. A review of related literature found many studies that explored school
leadership, or character education; however, few if any examined the relationship
between principal leadership and character education.
The sample was comprised of 222 faculty and 11 principals from 11
middle schools. The Leadership Practices Inventor-Observer [LPI-O] was used to
collect principal leadership data, as perceived by faculty. The Global Portraits of
Social and Moral Health [GP] was used to measure character development
efforts in schools as perceived by faculty.
Modest positive relationships were found between most principal
leadership behaviors and faculty perception of character education efforts. Mostly
small non-significant negative correlations were found between most leadership
behaviors and direct instruction of character education. Statistically significant
relationships were found between visionary leadership and most character
development efforts scales. In particular, a moderate correlation was found
between leader behaviors that inspire vision and the GP sub scale of personal
and collective responsibility. Furthermore, as compared to principals with low
levels of leadership, principals with moderate levels of leadership had
significantly higher scores on faculty perception of social capital, personal and
collective responsibility, and educators involving parents. Leadership scores
were positively and significantly related to GP subscale scores for faculty’s experience of caring community, and parent involvement. The correlations in all
of the areas of statistical significance were weak in terms of practical significance,
indicating the need for further research.
This study suggests that principals exhibiting transformational leadership
behaviors may have an impact upon faculty perception of experience of caring
community, and parental involvement relevant to comprehensive character
education. The findings indicated that these are areas for consideration and
research to further explain these relationships. Whereas transformational
leadership seeks to cultivate character, relationships, community and change
from the perspective of leadership behaviors, character education seeks to
nurture the same outcomes in students, staff, faculty, and community members.
The research points to transformational leadership as a model worth considering
for those who initiate and/or develop existing character development efforts in
schools.
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