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THE SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES OF NEW
PRINCIPALS IN TURNAROUND MIDDLE SCHOOL
SETTINGS: THE FIRST 90 DAYS
by
Hiram Celis
____________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2010
Copyright 2010 Hiram Celis
Object Description
| Title | The successful leadership strategies of new principals in turnaround middle school settings: the first 90 days |
| Author | Celis, Hiram |
| Author email | hcelis@usc.edu; hiramcelis1@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-01-21 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-02-05 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Price, Scott |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Stowe, Kathy Hentschke, Guilbert |
| Abstract | The shortage of principals across the United States has created a dilemma for many school systems with regard to hiring and retaining qualified principals. Districts are having more difficulty filling principal positions with qualified candidates. Principals have greater responsibilities and duties, particularly as a result of the No Child Left Behind legislation. What a principal does during the first 90 days and how he/she goes about doing it can have positive or negative outcomes.; This study was conducted to investigate whether the transition period (first 90 days) was critical to the success of a new middle school principal in an urban area. In addition, the cohort of 10 University of Southern California doctoral students sought to find what, if any, conceptual frameworks and/or leadership theories made for a successful principal during the first 90 days and whether university programs prepared a new principal for success during the transition period.; The study was a collaborative effort of the dissertation cohort and included 10 principals, 10 supervisors, 219 teachers, and 40 department chairs. Each researcher studied 1 supervisor, 1 principal, the teachers at the principal’s school site, and 4 department chairs. The researchers analyzed quantitative and qualitative data collected from the participants. The quantitative data included averaging, tallying, and tabulating frequencies using business and educational instruments and charts based on the work of Michael Watkins, Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal, and Richard Marzano. The qualitative data included interviews, surveys, and questionnaires. A cross-case analysis was done by all 10 researchers using the collected data.; Some findings suggested that the first 90 days were critical to a new principal, particularly when establishing credibility with their staff. Other findings indicated that a successful principal should exhibit characteristics and behaviors such as being visible, establishing culture, having a vision, being disciplined, and establishing communication. There were mixed perceptions among supervisors and principals as to whether university programs prepared principals for the transition period. It was found that while university programs prepared administrators with some leadership theories, principals still lacked practical, hands-on experiences. |
| Keyword | new principal; middle school; transition; first 90 days; turnaround school |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2836 |
| Rights | Celis, Hiram |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Celis-1591 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume48/etd-Celis-1591.pdf |
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| Full text | THE SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES OF NEW PRINCIPALS IN TURNAROUND MIDDLE SCHOOL SETTINGS: THE FIRST 90 DAYS by Hiram Celis ____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2010 Copyright 2010 Hiram Celis |
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