Date of Award
6-2007
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Gary Wegenke
Second Advisor
Dr. Marianne DePierro
Third Advisor
Dr. Walter Burt
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This project examined an elementary public school principal with regard to their leadership style and how it influences classroom culture or climate. A 45- questionnaire was administered to one principal in a public school setting and a classroom survey instrument was administered to nine teachers in his building.
Significant findings based on literature in this project indicated a transformational leader was more inclined to support teachers and utilize different instructional modalities than a principal whose leadership style is transactional. The teacher survey collected data from teachers' perception about their administrator across different instructional domains. The researcher utilized statistical means to determine whether there was a difference in the mean scores of teachers who perceived their principal's leadership style as transformational as compared to those teachers who perceived their principal leadership style as transactional.
Recommended Citation
Martinez, Brenda Lopez, "The Leadership Style of an Administrator: Influence on Teachers' Willingness to Implement Selected Instructional Strategies" (2007). Masters Theses. 3328.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3328
Included in
Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons