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DECISION-MAKING PRACTICES OF TRUSTEES
AT INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
by
Frances Clementine Wilson
________________________________________________________________________
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
December 2009
Copyright 2009 Frances Clementine Wilson
Object Description
| Title | Decision-making practices of trustees at independent schools |
| Author | Wilson, Frances Clementine |
| Author email | frannchw@yahoo.com; franchwedd@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-10-27 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-12-18 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gothold, Stuart E. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hentschke, Guilbert C. Baker, Robert |
| Abstract | The purpose of the study was to examine decision-making practices of trustees in good private, independent schools by studying and analyzing the structure of their governing boards, thus providing insight into their leadership practices. A multiple choice survey questionnaire and personal interviews were utilized to glean information from a sample of five metropolitan Los Angeles area independent schools.; A major finding was that the role of the trustee in the decision-making process proved to be all encompassing and all powerful. The trustees were the only voting members of the board, largely describing themselves as not representing any entity other than their own individual selves. Another key finding was that trustees generally expressed resounding belief in their respective school missions. This seemed critical to their sameness and clarity of purpose, which was manifested in their propensity to vote unanimously on most issues in the board room.; The responses reflected the autonomy of the independent school, and suggested a high level of independence in trustee thinking and voting. The trustee leadership perceived their roles as forwarding excellence in education, contributing to student success, and developing potential leaders. The trustee-school head relationships appeared positive, given the lack of controversy in board meetings in areas of school head responsibility, and with the lack of forced resignations at any of the schools in any trustee's memory. |
| Keyword | education; private schools; boards of trustees; independent schools; leadership; educational leadership; trustee leadership; private school governance; non-profit governance; effective governance |
| 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-m2792 |
| Rights | Wilson, Frances Clementine |
| 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-Wilson-3347 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Wilson-3347-0.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | DECISION-MAKING PRACTICES OF TRUSTEES AT INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS by Frances Clementine Wilson ________________________________________________________________________ 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 December 2009 Copyright 2009 Frances Clementine Wilson |
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