Presidents at Public Colleges, Universities and Technical Colleges in the State of Georgia: A Leadership Tribute Analysis

This descriptive quantitative study identifies self-described leadership attributes of college or university presidents in the University System of Georgia and technical college presidents in the Technical College System of Georgia. Additionally, this study identifies commonalities in leadership attributes between both groups. Data for this study was collected using the Leadership Attributes Inventory (LAI) survey instrument that was disseminated to all 68 presidents at the public institutions of higher education in the State of Georgia. Forty survey recipients completed and returned the survey, yielding a 59% response rate. In order to analyze the data and draw conclusions, statistical tests of central tendency were employed and their standard deviation calculated. To determine statistical significance at the .05 level, an analysis of variance using institution type and institution size was conducted. Overlap in the top 25% of the 37 tested leadership attributes was identified in seven areas: committed to the common good, ethical, visionary, personal integrity, energetic with stamina, accountable and dependable-reliable. Only one leadership attribute, coaching, was determined to have a statistically significant difference based upon institutional size rather than type.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education in Education Administration (Ed.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development

Year dc:date.available

2008

Author dc:creator

• Mastopoulos, Peter Nicholas

Contributors dc:contributor

• Paul M. Brinson
• Nicholas L. Henry

• ETD
• College presidents
• University presidents
• Technical college leadership
• Higher education administration
• Higher education leadership

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/190

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1190