School superintendents--United States; School management and organization--United States; School principals--United States; Leadership--United States; Ethics--United States; Teaching
The need for moral leadership in schools compels us to seek new models for school leadership. This self-study captures the actual experience of a beginning principal using a reflective practitioner methodology in an effort to explore the...
School principals--Attitudes; Educational leadership; Teacher-principal relationships
This dissertation builds on the work of Argyris and Schön (1974), who explained
patterns of organizational learning using a concept called theories of practice, cognitive
formulas for professional problem solving. Theories of practice consist of...
Though Virginia Woolf’s and Kathe Kollwitz's personal histories and specific cultural circumstances were quite different, their aesthetics share fundamental qualities. This dissertation demonstrates that both artists affirm memory, the maternal,...
Narration (Rhetoric)--Social aspects; Narration (Rhetoric)--Study and teaching
My dissertation examines instructor responses to a popular personal writing assignment, the literacy narrative. Previous studies have shown this assignment to be popular with instructors because of the reflection it is thought to generate; however,...
Research literature acknowledges the importance of teacher leadership in school reform initiatives. The literature is replete with qualitative studies describing the experience of teacher leadership in its variety of enactments. The meager amount...
This quantitative dissertation examines outcomes of a required service-learning program at a faith-based institution. Two hundred and ten students completed a pre/post survey administered to a sophomore level class about background, educational...
Indians of North America--British Columbia; Literacy--British Columbia--Case studies
This dissertation examines the literacy practices of a group of First Nations women who live in British Columbia and whose jobs entail the production and dissemination of texts which reflect the local, Carrier, culture. In this qualitative study of...
Smooth, reflective canal (also referred to as the lagoon) and bridge, with Palace of Manufactures, featuring columns, dome, and arches, at left, and other World's Fair structures partially visible. People and carriages traverse the sidewalk and...
