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The role of transformational leadership in empowering public educators

dc.contributor.authorSchiavone, Alessandra, author
dc.contributor.authorCooner, Donna, advisor
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Wendy, committee member
dc.contributor.authorFrederiksen, Heidi, committee member
dc.contributor.authorO'Donnell-Allen, Cindy, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-28T10:28:59Z
dc.date.available2023-08-28T10:28:59Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to identify the leadership actions and behaviors that school administrators, who have recently transitioned from a teaching position, associated with empowerment. Semi-structured interviews were utilized to elicit the participants' experiences of empowerment and disempowerment and how they try to create cultures of empowerment at their schools. The participants described their experiences of empowerment as they become leaders. They shared the transformational leadership behaviors they witnessed in others and fostered in themselves as they created cultures of empowerment in their own schools. This study found three factors facilitating transitions to formal leadership: being empowered through informal leadership roles, having access to pathways to become a leader, and being pushed outside one's comfort zone. The participants described the qualities effective leaders possess and the qualities of psychological empowerment one must have to take the necessary risks to become a school leader. Participants shared how, to build cultures of empowerment, they lead by example, have a vision and clarity, build trust, recognize the strengths of others, coach their staff, and share power in their schools.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumdoctoral dissertations
dc.identifierSchiavone_colostate_0053A_17861.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/236919
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2020-
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dc.titleThe role of transformational leadership in empowering public educators
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thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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