Term of Award
Summer 2009
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Education Administration (Ed.D.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development
Committee Chair
Mary H. Jackson
Committee Member 1
Barbara J. Mallory
Committee Member 2
Lisa L. Schulz
Abstract
This study explored processes used by principals to develop and support counselors as school leaders. The results of the study provide specific strategies that can help principals seeking greater school leadership in counselors’ roles. Using a grounded theory approach, the researcher conducted interviews with principals and observed principal-counselor interactions during leadership meetings. The results indicated that nine strategies, organized into four major categories, are found among principals who develop and support counselors as school leaders. The four major categories were: principals’ perceptions of counselors in school leadership, actions taken to develop counselors in school leadership, leadership tasks for counselors, and barriers to counselor leadership. Research findings suggest that as principals begin to blend a transformational leadership practice with complementary leadership characteristics and create an environment conducive to increasing leadership capacity, the opportunity for counselors to become school leaders arises.
Recommended Citation
Gude, Patrice M., "Principals Developing & Supporting Counselors in School Leadership" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 942.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/942
Research Data and Supplementary Material
No
