Perceptions of Important Personal and Leadership Characteristics for Newly Hired Principals: Views of School Superintendents

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Table of Contents
Background of the Study 3
Problem Statement 7
Research Questions 8
Significance of Study 9
Summary 10
Related Literature and Studies 11
Introduction and Purpose 11
Leadership 12
Core definition of leadership. 12
Educational leadership. 13
Leadership standards 2015. 14
Leadership skills versus leadership characteristics. 15
Significance of Superintendents 16
Superintendents as organizational leaders. 16
Superintendents’ effective leadership. 18
Superintendents’ expectations of school principals. 19
Identifying effective principals. 19
Effective leadership and school achievement. 24
The Principal 29
Principalship in new school contexts. 30
The rise of principal leadership. 31
Expected personal characteristics of school principals. 33
Shortage of qualified principals in new york. 40
Conclusion 42
Research Design Methodology 45
Statement of the Problem 45
Research Question 45
Research Context 45
Research Participants 45
Instruments Used in Data Collection 46
Data Collection and Analysis 46
Action Plan and Timeline 47
Conclusion 47
References 48