School Leadership: Narratives of Title I Distinguished Middle School Principals

I began thinking about the topic of this dissertation in 2006 when I entered the world of educational leadership. I found myself struggling as I transitioned from middle school teacher to middle school administrator. I knew other novice administrators must be experiencing the same transition growth pains and that they too must be longing for information/stories from other leaders that have successfully made the transition to successful educational leader. Educational leaders are under close surveillance as the bar for accountability continues to increase each year due to measures put forth in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. Everyone is looking to them to provide and promote effective educational experiences for everyone within their school community. What I hope to accomplish with this dissertation is to provide valuable insight into the everyday life experiences of successful middle level leaders. Through the sharing of life experiences this study will provide a broad spectrum of administrative experience. It is my desire that this study serve as a springboard for similar studies that promote the sharing of life experiences of educational administrators. It is my hope that this study will serve as a valuable resource for administrators working within counties that do not offer mentorship programs and/or additional leadership resources for new or ineffective leaders. Through this study and similar studies middle level leaders can relate to and learn from the experiences of their peers.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education in Curriculum Studies (Ed.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading

Year dc:date.available

2009

Author dc:creator

• Boyett, Cindy L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Susan Trimble
• Robert Lake
• Jeannie Burkhalter

• ETD
• Principal
• Middle school
• Leadership
• Principal's narratives
• Narrative inquiry
• Transformational leadership
• Novice principals
• Leadership practices
• Middle school principals

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/467

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1467