Micropolitics and the Principalship: A Qualitative Examination of How Principals Develop This Critical Attribute of School Leadership

<p>Schools, like most contemporary organizations, are complex places, and there is an extensive body of evidence that outlines the skills that school leaders must possess to effectively operate schools. Effective school leadership is essential, and not only for the safe and orderly operations of school. Recent evidence indicates that a positive relationship exists between principal effectiveness and student achievement.</p> <p>The complexity of schools is due in part to the fact that schools are immersed in politics. This case sought to explore how principals acquire and develop the micropolitical skills required for their position from the onset of the principalship.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

EdD Education Leadership, Management and Policy

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education Leadership, Management and Policy

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Stimmel, John

Contributors dc:contributor

• Daniel Gutmore, Ph.D
• Elaine Walker, Ph.D
• Geraldine Sullivan Keck, Ed.D
• Allyn Leeds, Ed.D

• micropolitics
• power
• politics
• agenda setting
• decision making
• bargaining
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2136

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarship.shu.edu:dissertations-3187