The Relationship Of Principals Role Conflict And Role Ambiguity As Perceived By Principals And Teachers In Selected Elementary Schools In South Carolina

Author : Alexandra Krayets
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book An Investigation of Elementary Principals’ Perceptions and Their Role in the Development and Support of Transdisciplinary Teacher Teams written by Alexandra Krayets and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this grounded theory qualitative study is to explore the extent to which the selected elementary principals from a large urban district in the northeast region of the United States, referred to as the Metropolis School District, perceive their roles in promoting collaboration and connecting related services to the instructional programs for students with moderate to severe disabilities. Participants for the study were purposefully selected based on their student population and evidence of collaborative teaming in their school organizations. Principals who have elementary school sites, and those who received a score between 4.00 and 4.99 in the Collaborative Teachers domain of the school survey were asked to participate in this study. Scores in the domain of Collaborative Teachers were consulted for the selection of the participants, as they indicated on the existence of collaborative practices in those schools as reported by the teachers. With the high ratings in the domain of collaboration, the researcher focused on leadership practices that supported teachers’ collaborative efforts. This study analyzed participants’ perceptions and described their practical approaches in developing transdisciplinary teams and promoting collaborative inter-professional environment in schools for students with multiple disabilities. This research study was guided by the following questions related to the Principals’ perceptions on promotion of collaboration, formation, support and accountability of transdisciplinary teaming process between special education teachers and related service providers who educate students with multiple disabilities in a special education. 1. To what extent do principals view their role in promoting collaboration within related services and instructional teacher teams? 2. What do principals perceive as their role in formation of related services and instructional teacher teams? 3. What do principals perceive their roles to be in supporting inter-professional teams and the challenges they encounter while managing the teams? 4. To what extent do principals hold transdisciplinary/inter-professional teams accountable to ensure their effectiveness? Out of the 19 principals who fit into the outlined criteria, seventeen participants (89%) volunteered to participate in the study. The researcher developed open-ended questions around the four research questions. During semi-structured interviews, participants were provided with an opportunity to elaborate on the concepts, offer explanations, share their experiences and views about the topic.