Date of Award
2010
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
School of Education
Abstract
This qualitative study investigates the influence of single-sex education on leadership formation at an all boys, urban Catholic high school where a majority of the students come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The researcher has found an association between graduation from a single-sex school and leadership attainment. In order to understand what it is about a single-sex education that might nurture leadership development the author completed an instrumental case study of the school seeking to identify those elements that might nurture leadership formation.
The theoretical framework for this study is based on the research of Wolf-Wendel (1998) who relies on institutional characteristics as one means to explain students' post baccalaureate success, Bandura (1997) who identified the influence of role models on
self-efficacy behavior, and Greenleaf (1977) who contends that the most effective leaders are servant-leaders.
The author identified six environmental or institutional factors that encouraged or nurtured leadership development. They were the number of positive male role models, the values taught and modeled, the high expectations and strong academic environment,
the single-sex environment, the small school/family environment and the all African American environment.
Recommended Citation
MacKinney, Daniel Ivan, "Unto Perfect Manhood: An Instrumental Case Study of Leadership Formation in an African American Boys High School" (2010). Dissertations. 49.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/49
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