Education Thoughts and Acts: Decisions School Leaders Feel They Need to Make

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dc.contributor.advisorDavis, Andrew Brent
dc.contributor.authorBaron, Violet
dc.contributor.committeememberFriesen, Sharon
dc.contributor.committeememberGereluk, Dianne
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-28T15:38:30Z
dc.date.available2016-04-28T15:38:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractAbstract This study examines how school leaders choose to focus time and attention on implementing substantive change amid the aims of overarching and often conflicting purposes without creating an environment of “too much stuff.” Using a dual process theory analogy, findings suggest that school leaders, as the consciousness of the school collective may interpret legislative direction and set a vision that aligns with their understanding and enacted practice of the purposes of schooling. Findings also suggest that school leaders choose to focus resources on initiatives that promote the vision and values of the school—and correspondingly, choose not to focus resources on initiatives that the school leader does not see as in alignment with the visions or values of the school.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBaron, V. (2016). Education Thoughts and Acts: Decisions School Leaders Feel They Need to Make (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25785en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25785
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2910
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectEducation--Administration
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subject.classificationEducational leadershipen_US
dc.subject.classificationDual Process Theoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationToo Much Stuffen_US
dc.subject.classificationconsciousness of the school collectiveen_US
dc.subject.classificationProvincial School Actsen_US
dc.subject.classificationProvincial Education Actsen_US
dc.titleEducation Thoughts and Acts: Decisions School Leaders Feel They Need to Make
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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