Examining the Words and Actions Superintendents Used to Lead an Educational System Through a Culture Shift Following the Occurrence of a Scandalous Critical Incident

<p>The dissertation examines the words and actions district superintendents used to lead an educational system through a culture shift following the occurrence of a scandalous critical incident. This qualitative study deeply investigated the specific words and actions as offered by the superintendents of two educational systems and members of their respective leadership teams. Those actions were then filtered through two lenses. The first lens was John Kotter's eight steps for change, and the second lens was Thomas Sergiovanni's five sources of authority. The study generated five themes of specific actions taken by the superintendents, determined that four of Kotter's eight steps for change were accomplished, and went on to successfully categorize each action taken based on one of Sergiovanni's five sources of authority.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Education

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Fisher, Dale Ross

Contributors dc:contributor

• Educational Leadership
• Copyright © 2014 Dale Ross Fisher
• Doctor of Education (EdD)

• Change
• Culture
• Kotter
• Scandal
• Sergiovanni
• Educational Leadership

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/1082

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ecommons.luc.edu:luc_diss-2081