Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
4-19-2021
Year of Publication
2021
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College
Education
Department/School/Program
Education Sciences
Advisor
Dr. Lars Björk
Co-Director of Graduate Studies
Dr. Amanda Potterton
Abstract
This dissertation examined the leadership storytelling uses and practices by rural, public school superintendents in North Georgia who are engaged in change and innovation through agreements with the state in exchange for flexibility waivers from Title 20 of the Georgia Code. This study was the result of the participation of five rural, Appalachian superintendents in semi-structured interviews. Two of the districts were Strategic Waivers School Systems (SWSS) and three of them were Charter Systems. The context of this study was framed by Georgia’s broad flexibility waivers which encourage school districts to promote and pursue innovative approaches in K-12 education. The geographic boundaries of this study were limited to school districts that were part of counties identified as “Appalachian” by the ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission). In addition, school districts in this study were also identified as rural by the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) and the US Census Bureau. As a result of this study, there were four overarching storytelling patterns identified in common use among rural superintendents.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2021.041
Recommended Citation
Barrett, Tony, "Leadership Storytelling of Rural School Superintendents Engaged in Change and Innovation" (2021). Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences. 80.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edsc_etds/80
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