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Dissertation
Character and Competence
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2012
Abstract
The relationship between school principals and teachers is a crucial one for school success. While principals have traditionally been expected to be the school's managers, the principal's role is evolving into a role more accurately described as instructional leader and formal evaluator of teacher practices. For the teacher evaluation process to be effective, teachers must trust the principal's capability and integrity. The new look at the role of principal is a change in the public education system. Covey (1989) defines 7 habits that highly effective people use to facilitate change and improved leadership in an organization. Covey stresses the importance of forming relationships, building trust, and creating an emotional bank account between people. The researcher of this study examined the formation of trust between principal and teacher. The researcher defined and explored trust within the context of competence and character using Covey and Merrill's (2006) trust model. In addition, the researcher addresses the question of whether there is a relationship between length of time the teacher and principal work together and the perceived level of trust that teachers feel toward the principal. Principal behaviors leading to greater trust are also examined.
Details
- Title
- Character and Competence
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 112
- Copyright
- © 2012 Mary Shelly Arneson
- Identifiers
- 99380090853806600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida