Author : Beverly Bisnett-Jenks
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (115 download)
Book Synopsis An Examination of New York State Science Curriculum Alignment and Servant Leadership in Suburban Schools by : Beverly Bisnett-Jenks
Download or read book An Examination of New York State Science Curriculum Alignment and Servant Leadership in Suburban Schools written by Beverly Bisnett-Jenks and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2016 New York Stated Education Department announced the adoption of new science learning standards. The last introduction of new science standards occurred 20 years ago. With this implementation of new standards, changes will need to occur to science curriculum at the school district level. District level directors of curriculum are poised to lead processes such as curriculum alignment. One leadership theory that can serve as a framework to support curriculum alignment is servant leadership. The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine the relationship between servant leadership and the actions of district level directors of curriculum in aligning K-12 science curriculum in New York State suburban schools as perceived by Principals. This quantitative correlational design study examines this relationship using an adapted version of the 30-question servant leadership survey or SLS 30 (van Dierendonck & Nuijten, 2011) and actions taken by district level directors of curriculum in aligning Science curriculum. The unit of analysis is principals of schools in suburban school districts in New York State. Suburban school districts are defined as those districts found outside of a principal municipality. The researcher designed a survey utilizing the Servant Leadership Survey (SLS 30) developed by van Dierendonck and Nuijten (2011) along with items to examine the actions taken by district level directors of curriculum in aligning science curriculum. In total 1217 principals were surveyed and 191 responded. The response rate was 15.7%. The results of the student indicate that there are moderate to strong correlations between the actions taken to align science curriculum and servant leadership characteristics. Of the eight characteristics of servant leadership which include empowerment, standing back, accountability, authenticity, courage, forgiveness, humility and stewardship four stood out as having moderate to strong correlations. They are: empowerment, standing back, humility and stewardship. The weakest correlations between actions in aligning science curriculum were calculated between forgiveness and accountability. Accountability had an insignificant to weak correlation suggesting there is little to no relationship between the actions taken to align science curriculum and this characteristic. The results of this research suggest that system leaders such as district level directors of curriculum would benefit from developing servant leader characteristics such as empowerment, humility, standing back, and stewardship. In addition, system leaders should demonstrate caution when relying on accountability to ensure science curriculum alignment.