Leadership for School Cultural Change that Impacts Student Achievement

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cityu.schoolSchool of Education and Leadership
cityu.siteCalgary
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorWork, Brian
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T21:00:48Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T21:00:48Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.description.abstractStudent learning and achievement are the goals of educational institutions. Within the educational context, teachers have a significant impact on student learning. The culture of a particular school will socialize teachers into behaving according to the norms of that culture. If the culture features ineffective instructional strategies, the students will have poorer outcomes. School culture impacts all involved stakeholders. Educational leaders need to understand the power of culture, and how to shape that culture in a positive manner. Culture resists change; top-down approaches generally will not work to change culture (Fullan, 2015). What is necessary to bring about change is an understanding of change management theory as it relates to the educational setting. Educational leaders need to be adept at bringing change to their organization, meaning they have to understand the forces of change at work in schools. Leaders will need to be resolute as they build trust and relationships as part of a culture around collaboration and distributed leadership. There is a need for cultural change in schools. Teachers often work in isolation, which allows ineffective practices to continue. When the culture changes, the impacts are on the students and their achievement. Changing a culture is not an easy task, nor is there any magic bullet. However, it is vital work. The principal has the chance to have as much impact on the students as the individual teacher. If the leader can create a positive culture, that culture will socialize teachers in effective teaching methods, which in turn will have an impact on the entire school.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/1921
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectschool culture
dc.subjectchange management theory
dc.subjectdistributed leadership
dc.subjecteducational leader
dc.subjectprofessional development
dc.subjectprofessional learning communities
dc.titleLeadership for School Cultural Change that Impacts Student Achievement
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineLeadership in Education
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Education
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