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Possible Futures for Teacher Education Programs: Meta-Theory Orientation
Title
Possible Futures for Teacher Education Programs: Meta-Theory Orientation.
Creator
Svendsen, Jared C., Bogotch, Ira, Schoorman, Dilys, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description
This study problematizes teacher education, and its accreditation guidelines as set forth by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. The analysis herein conceptualizes teacher education as contextually contingent on sociocultural metanarratives, as functioning paradigmatically through consensus and gatekeeping mechanisms, and as a structure existing within a matrix of discipline and surveillance that is designed to perpetuate status quo power dynamics. This...
Show moreThis study problematizes teacher education, and its accreditation guidelines as set forth by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. The analysis herein conceptualizes teacher education as contextually contingent on sociocultural metanarratives, as functioning paradigmatically through consensus and gatekeeping mechanisms, and as a structure existing within a matrix of discipline and surveillance that is designed to perpetuate status quo power dynamics. This conceptualization grounds dominant teacher education modalities within a specific meta-theory orientation. Through this analysis, the author also explores an alternative conceptualization of teacher education that appeals to the educative power of contextual awareness, ontological sensitivity, and democratically recursive pedagogical and relational processes. Such a conceptualization reflects an alternative meta-theory orientation. For the purposes of this analysis, the author employed textual analysis of sampled website literature from Teacher Education Programs in six geographic regions within the United States. This textual analysis was grounded in the aforementioned conceptualizations and was intended to reveal meta-theory orientations as expressed in a program’s official text.
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Date Issued
2016
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004679, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004679
Subject Headings
Action research in education, Education -- Philosophy, Educational leadership, Effective teaching, Teacher effectiveness, Teachers -- Training of -- Evaluation
Format
Document (PDF)
relationship between leadership styles of directors of accredited higher education respiratory care programs and faculty satisfaction, willingness to exert extra effort, perceived director effectiveness, and program outcomes
Title
The relationship between leadership styles of directors of accredited higher education respiratory care programs and faculty satisfaction, willingness to exert extra effort, perceived director effectiveness, and program outcomes.
Creator
Weissman, Nancy L., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership characteristics of respiratory care program directors and determine the relationship between the director's leadership style, effectiveness, faculty satisfaction, extra effort, and program outcomes. Differences between the directors' perceived leadership style and faculties' perception of the directors' leadership style were also examined. Directors' leadership styles were measured by the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ)....
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine the leadership characteristics of respiratory care program directors and determine the relationship between the director's leadership style, effectiveness, faculty satisfaction, extra effort, and program outcomes. Differences between the directors' perceived leadership style and faculties' perception of the directors' leadership style were also examined. Directors' leadership styles were measured by the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ). Director, faculty and program information was measured with a researcher-designed questionnaire. CoARC accredited program directors (n=321) and their full and part-time faculty (n=172) received an e-mail and a web link to obtain demographic information. All participants received an e-mail from Mind Garden, Inc. with a web link to complete the MLQ. Regression analysis and t tests were used to analyze the data. The results found a significant relationship between faculty satisfaction, extra effort, and perceived director effectiveness and each of the predictors transformational, transactional, and passive/avoidant leadership behaviors. There was no relationship between program director leadership style and program outcomes. This study found no difference between the directors' and the faculty's perception of the directors' transformational and transactional leadership behaviors. However, there was a significant difference between the directors' and the faculties' perception of the directors' passive/avoidant behavior.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/186324
Subject Headings
Educational leadership, Evaluation, College teaching, Evaluation, Organizational behavior, Medical care, Motivation in education
Format
Document (PDF)
School principal influence actions, climate, culture, and school performance
Title
School principal influence actions, climate, culture, and school performance.
Creator
Miron, Bree J., Pisapia, John, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description
This quantitative, non-experimental study was conducted to investigate the link between school principal influence actions, climate, culture, and school performance. Additionally, this study sought to determine if the influence of these variables or the relationship among them is altered by individual and/or institutional characteristics. The first phase of the study was conducted to determine whether or not the Customer Survey aligned to distinct dimensions. Two factors were identified:...
Show moreThis quantitative, non-experimental study was conducted to investigate the link between school principal influence actions, climate, culture, and school performance. Additionally, this study sought to determine if the influence of these variables or the relationship among them is altered by individual and/or institutional characteristics. The first phase of the study was conducted to determine whether or not the Customer Survey aligned to distinct dimensions. Two factors were identified: Staff Attitudes and Student Disruptions. The second part used regression to examine the relationships among four constructs and test the seven hypotheses.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004307, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004307
Subject Headings
Critical pedagogy, Educational leadership -- Influence, School improvement programs -- Evaluation, School mangement and organization, School principals -- Influence
Format
Document (PDF)
Leadership styles of secondary school principals as perceived by secondary school teachers
Title
Leadership styles of secondary school principals as perceived by secondary school teachers.
Creator
Ross, David Brian., Florida Atlantic University, Bryan, Valerie
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this research was to examine secondary school teachers' perceptions of the leadership styles of their principals. The study explored perceptions of leadership styles in relation to selected demographic variables of the teachers (age, gender, ethnicity, level of education, teaching discipline, and years of teaching experience). It also examined differences among the responding teachers' perceptions of their principals' overall effectiveness as managers or leaders using the...
Show moreThe purpose of this research was to examine secondary school teachers' perceptions of the leadership styles of their principals. The study explored perceptions of leadership styles in relation to selected demographic variables of the teachers (age, gender, ethnicity, level of education, teaching discipline, and years of teaching experience). It also examined differences among the responding teachers' perceptions of their principals' overall effectiveness as managers or leaders using the Leadership Orientations (Other) survey based on the four frames identified by Bolman and Deal. Secondary teachers employed by The School District of Palm Beach County were surveyed during the spring term of 2005. Of the 975 surveys that were distributed, 349 respondents returned completed surveys, a return rate of 35.8 percent. Descriptive statistics revealed two prevalent leadership orientation frames of principals as perceived by their teachers. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and post hoc analysis were used to examine differences in the secondary school teachers' perceptions of their principals' leadership orientation frames considering teacher variables of age, gender, ethnicity, educational level, teaching discipline, and years of experience. A t-test was used to identify significant differences in the secondary school teachers' perceptions of their principals' overall effectiveness as managers or as leaders. The human resource frame and political frame were identified as the prevalent orientation frames. This finding is partially congruent with results reported by several other authors (Davis, 1996; Durocher, 1995; Eckley, 1997; Suzuki, 1994) who found the human resource frame to be prevalent in education settings. There were no significant differences among the teachers considering age, gender, and teaching discipline regarding the leadership orientation frames of their principals, however there were significant differences considering ethnicity, educational level, and years of experience. The teachers' ratings of their principals' overall effectiveness as managers was significantly higher than their ratings of the principals' overall effectiveness as leaders, t (348) = 2.24, < .05. Further study is warranted to explore ways that principals develop as effective in both their leadership and management.
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Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12218
Subject Headings
School administrators--Rating of--Florida--Palm Beach County, Educational leadership--Florida--Palm Beach County, Education, Secondary--United States--Evaluation, School management and organization--United States
Format
Document (PDF)