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Running head: EFFECTIVE SCHOOL BOARDS 1
THE IMPACT OF THE MASTERS IN GOVERNANCE TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS
by
Vivian J. Choi
____________________________________________________________________
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 2013
Copyright 2013 Vivian J. Choi
Object Description
| Title | The impact of the Masters in governance training for effective California school boards |
| Author | Choi, Vivian J. |
| Author email | vivian.choi@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2013-02-22 |
| Date submitted | 2013-03-14 |
| Date approved | 2013-03-14 |
| Restricted until | 2013-03-14 |
| Date published | 2013-03-14 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Escalante, Michael F. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Garcia, Pedro Doll, Michele |
| Abstract | School board members have a complex list of roles and responsibilities to fulfill individually and as a governance team. The purpose of this study was to determine what factors impacted the decision of school board members to participate in the Masters in Governance (MIG) training offered by the California School Boards Association (CSBA), whether the MIG training encouraged and equipped school board members to exhibit the behaviors of effective governance, and how the MIG could impact school board governance if mandated. Eighty-six of 226 trustees and 61 of 100 superintendents from six southern California counties responded to surveys. The next phase was conducting interviews with two board members and their respective superintendents. Findings suggested that even though training was a cultural expectation and board members encouraged one another to participate, ultimately self-motivation led board members to take the MIG training. Second, those who participated in training were more likely to exhibit the characteristics of an effective leader because the training clarified their roles and responsibilities. Third, whereas those who participated valued the MIG training, they did not believe that training for board members should be mandated; rather, it should be highly recommended, especially for newly elected board members. The implications of the study were categorized into four groups of constituents (i.e., school board members, superintendents, CSBA, and citizens) to promote discussion regarding training for board members that is concise and valuable to their practice, which, in turn, will encourage effective governance practices in every school district in California. |
| Keyword | California School Boards Association; effective school boards; mandatory training; Masters in governance; school board governance; school board training |
| 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 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Choi, Vivian J. |
| 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_Volume7/etd-ChoiVivian-1472.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | Running head: EFFECTIVE SCHOOL BOARDS 1 THE IMPACT OF THE MASTERS IN GOVERNANCE TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS by Vivian J. Choi ____________________________________________________________________ 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 2013 Copyright 2013 Vivian J. Choi |
