The Spiritual Superintendent: An Exploratory Inquiry Into the Existence of a Spiritual Dimension in Selected Superintendents' Leadership

Data for the study were collected from multiple in-depth interviews with the two selected superintendents and additional documents were studied to determine to what extent the notion of a spiritual dimension existed in the leadership style of the subjects. The study findings showed that a spiritual dimension did exist in the leadership style of the subjects studied and that such a dimension had a significant impact upon their leadership style. The researcher contends that the phenomenon of spirituality positively influenced the commendable performance of the subjects studied and that such an influence was a factor in their exemplary leadership.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Swanson, Barry Lee

Contributors dc:contributor

• Paul Thurston

• Education, Philosophy of

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3017226

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79609