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PREPARING LEADERS FOR THE URBAN SCHOOL CONTEXT
A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
by
Shawna Petit Dinkins
____________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2009
Copyright 2009 Shawna Petit Dinkins
Object Description
| Title | Preparing leaders for the urban school context: a case study analysis for effective leadership |
| Author | Dinkins, Shawna Petit |
| Author email | shawna_petitdinkins@chino.k12.ca.us; petitdin@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-05-13 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 09 Jan. 2010. |
| Date published | 2010-01-09 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Reed, Margaret |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hocevar, Dennis Heatley, Edmond |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate how participation in the Pennsylvania Inspired Leaders (PIL) program influenced the practice of an urban leader. The study explored the impact of leader practice on principal practice and principal practice on teacher practice, and student outcomes. Ultimately, the purpose of this study was to examine effective leader practice for leading in the urban context.; The study described how one K-8 principal in an urban setting participated in a principal preparation program, and how that program enabled the practice of the leader in the urban context of schooling. The key design elements of this study, was of major importance to this study. The principal and teachers participated in pre and post interviews, observations, and the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (VAL ED) for the data collected in this study. One on one interviews with the principal, and focus group interviews with the teachers were conducted with one K-8 principal and six teachers.; Analysis of the data collected indicated that participation in the PIL program impacted the practice of the principal to influence teacher practice and ultimately student outcomes. Further indications were that participation in the PIL program will result in successful leader practice for leading in the urban school context. The results of this study provide a roadmap for effective preparation programs for leading in the urban context. |
| Keyword | urban leadership |
| 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-m2340 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Dinkins, Shawna Petit |
| 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-Dinkins-3035 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume51/etd-Dinkins-3035.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | PREPARING LEADERS FOR THE URBAN SCHOOL CONTEXT A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP by Shawna Petit Dinkins ____________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2009 Copyright 2009 Shawna Petit Dinkins |
