Understanding A Familial Mentorship Model in Cultivation of Leaders Who Serve

<p>This study was designed to explore a lineage of leadership enacted through mentoring from individuals with respected reputations for excellence in leadership. Using a narrative inquiry approach, I explored how I used knowledge gained from past mentors to inform future leadership actions and decisions based on the examples through their leadership. An exploration of leadership models uncovered the interconnectivity among the life of the mentor, the lessons passed on to the mentee, and the manner in which the story is told. Resonant leadership, transformative leadership, and servant leadership theory provided the theoretical framework used to analyze in-depth interviews in which the researcher and his mentors explored their interconnected leadership journeys. The self-inventory conducted through the dismantlement and deconstruction of the researcher’s life, and his life choices, was an essential part of understanding the leadership models inherited through mentorship and how they transformed into a servant leadership model. Implications for leadership practice and education are included.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2021

Author dc:creator

• Johnson, Herald Chip

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Terry Jo Smith
• Dr. Ericka Mingo

• mentoring
• coaching
• leadership
• narrative inquiry
• principals
• Educational Leadership

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/602

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1648