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PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP –SKILL DEMANDS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT:
A COMPARATIVE STUDY
by
Kenneth C. Hurst Sr.
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
August 2011
Copyright 2011 Kenneth C. Hurst Sr.
Object Description
| Title | Principal leadership -- skill demands in a global context |
| Author | Hurst, Kenneth C., Sr. |
| Author email | hurstkc@usc.edu;khurstsr@roadrunner.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-06-14 |
| Date submitted | 2011-06-14 |
| Date approved | 2011-06-15 |
| Restricted until | 2011-06-15 |
| Date published | 2011-06-15 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Crew, Rudy |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Castruita, Rudy Garcia, Pedro |
| Abstract | The job of principals in the 21st century is to find the future and take their people to it, which will require them to keep an eye on the big picture of life to relentlessly ask, “For what kind of life are we preparing our students?” (Synder, Acker-Hocevar, & Synder, 2008). ❧ ❧ The purpose of this study was to examine principal leadership and the skill demands in a global context. This dissertation presents factors such as the failure of urban education, the impact of globalization on education, and the influence of changing demographics on education, as reasons why urban high school principals need to acquire new leadership skills. The hypothesis of this dissertation is that there are skills, professional development opportunities, and time priorities that urban high school principals can acquire and be involved in that will enable them to redesign schools that will prepare students to compete in a global context. This study utilized both inductive and deductive qualitative analysis approaches in determining the skills needed by urban high school principals. ❧ ❧ The study found eight significant skills needed by urban high school principals and four characteristics and attributes. Additionally, the study found that most urban high schools principals do not receive the training necessary to prepare students to compete in a global context. However, the study revealed five significant findings regarding training needed by urban high school principals. Finally, the study found that the urban high school principals identified in this study are actively and knowledgeably demonstrating skills designed to extend learning into a global context. ❧ |
| Keyword | principal leadership; global leadership skills; 21st-century skills; urban principals; urban leadership; globalization |
| 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-m |
| Rights | Hurst, Kenneth C., Sr. |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume71/etd-HurstKenne-25.pdf |
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| Full text | PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP –SKILL DEMANDS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY by Kenneth C. Hurst Sr. 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 August 2011 Copyright 2011 Kenneth C. Hurst Sr. |
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