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Running head: PRACTICES OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS 1
An Examination of the Leadership Practices of Catholic Elementary School Principals
by
Lisa Zamora
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 Lisa Zamora
Object Description
| Title | An examination of the leadership practices of Catholic elementary school principals |
| Author | Zamora, Lisa |
| Author email | lmzamora@usc.edu;langelic15@aol.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2013-02-20 |
| Date submitted | 2013-03-14 |
| Date approved | 2013-03-15 |
| Restricted until | 2013-03-15 |
| Date published | 2013-03-15 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Castruita, Rudy |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Garcia, Pedro Marsh, Julie |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate the leadership practices of Catholic elementary school principals. This study sought out to determine: 1) the most prevalent leadership style among Catholic elementary school principals, 2) the relationship between the mission and vision of the school principal, 3) how principals create, maintain, and further the school’s Catholic identity, and 4) how principals create a culture of academic success at their school site. A mixed-methods approach was implemented utilizing a total of 35 Catholic elementary school principals within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (2012) who completed a survey composed of closed and open-ended questions. Of the 35 principals who completed the survey, 5 were selected and interviewed to gain further insight on addressing the research questions. The study’s findings indicate that Catholic elementary school principals are primarily servant leaders and a principal’s vision incorporates the mission and values that Catholic schools were created upon. In addition, principals create, maintain, and further the Catholic identity of their schools through various activities and the curriculum as well as incorporate buy-in, the use of data, collaboration, and knowledge of the community in order to create a culture of academic success at their schools. Overall, this study provides pastors, the superintendent, and the Department of Catholic Schools with valuable information on what is occurring and what needs to be improved upon within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Catholic Schools. |
| Keyword | Catholic schools; leadership; education; Catholic identity |
| 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 | Zamora, Lisa |
| 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-ZamoraLisa-1473.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | Running head: PRACTICES OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS 1 An Examination of the Leadership Practices of Catholic Elementary School Principals by Lisa Zamora 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 Lisa Zamora |
