The High School Learning Leaders' Role Definitions and Enactments
| atmire.migration.oldid | 3908 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Veronika Bohac-Clarke | |
| dc.contributor.author | Goodfellow, Shari Lynn | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Dr. J. Brandon, Dr. K. Donlevy | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Dr. S. Anderson, Dr. D. Lund | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-16T17:46:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-12-16T17:46:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-12-16 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2015 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract The purpose of this study was to get a reading on what the current status of the secondary learning leader is in one urban school system, by investigating the learning leaders’ perceptions of the role and their actual experiences, as well as the principals’ views of the role and the school system’s response through Professional Development. Perceived role definitions were obtained from learning leaders and principals through interviews and questionnaires and from the school system through the examination of policy documents and a school board directed professional development program for learning leaders. The first research question, directed at the individual learning leader level, revealed a perceived lack of role definition, or a role ambiguity. In the absence of a clear, agreed-upon definition, both the learning leaders and their principals held very diverse views of the responsibilities and expectations of the role. A working definition was derived, based on the synthesis of the learning leaders’ responses. For the second research question the participating learning leaders provided descriptions of their experiences as learning leaders. The four findings that emerged were: leadership in teaching and learning; building capacity; administrative tasks; and support systems. These findings indicate that the role of the learning leader is complex, multi-faceted, and plagued with role tensions that may cause stress and fatigue. The third research question, directed at level two, investigated the principals’ definitions of the learning leader role. The findings pointed to a diversity of role definitions and role expectations. A concluding synthesis of the principals’ definitions and of role expectations was derived. The final research question investigated how the school district, through its professional development program, impacts the learning leaders’ abilities to carry out their instructional leadership responsibilities. The findings indicate that although both the learning leaders and the principals considered the district’s professional development program to have had a positive impact on their pedagogical and leadership development, the two groups arrived at this conclusion by different means. Keywords: learning leader, secondary school, principal, professional development | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Goodfellow, S. L. (2015). The High School Learning Leaders' Role Definitions and Enactments (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28164 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28164 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/2684 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University 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.subject | Education--Secondary | |
| dc.subject.classification | Leadership | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Principal | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Professional Development | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | learning leader | en_US |
| dc.title | The High School Learning Leaders' Role Definitions and Enactments | |
| dc.type | doctoral thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Educational Research | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Education (EdD) | |
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