Educational leadership and The art of war

Term

2010

Capstone

Dissertation

Degree Name

EdD

Abstract

Educational leadership can be defined many different ways. So too are the individual educational leaders and the experiences they live. A wealth of scholarly discussion exists about leadership theory, yet there is a current gap in the scholarship: a lack of focus on a single educational leader and how that individual developed as a leader. No studies of a single educator-leader or stories of leadership development, interpreted through a theory outside the realm of education, currently exist. In this study, The Art of War was used as scholarly integration of cross-disciplinary studies to create a new working meaning of educational leadership. Data was gathered through the use of portraiture as a methodology to answer the question: How is The Art of War manifested in the leadership of a former school superintendent? The results encompassed a cross-disciplinary agreement between the experience of the sole respondent as an educational leader and The Art of War. Both provided a necessity to create a shared vision and mission, agreed results were accomplished by setting high standards, reflection was key to the success of a leader, modeling and living the mission promoted purpose, and empowering and developing others as leaders was vital to the future success of an organization.

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