Date of Award
2014
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
School of Education
First Advisor
Educational Leadership
Second Advisor
Copyright © 2014 Dale Ross Fisher
Third Advisor
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Abstract
The dissertation examines the words and actions district superintendents used to lead an educational system through a culture shift following the occurrence of a scandalous critical incident. This qualitative study deeply investigated the specific words and actions as offered by the superintendents of two educational systems and members of their respective leadership teams. Those actions were then filtered through two lenses. The first lens was John Kotter's eight steps for change, and the second lens was Thomas Sergiovanni's five sources of authority. The study generated five themes of specific actions taken by the superintendents, determined that four of Kotter's eight steps for change were accomplished, and went on to successfully categorize each action taken based on one of Sergiovanni's five sources of authority.
Recommended Citation
Fisher, Dale Ross, "Examining the Words and Actions Superintendents Used to Lead an Educational System Through a Culture Shift Following the Occurrence of a Scandalous Critical Incident" (2014). Dissertations. 1082.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/1082
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Copyright © 2014 Dale Ross Fisher
