The relationship of the principal's soft skills to school climate

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dc.contributor.advisorBarnett, Bruce G.
dc.contributor.authorMalone, Mark E.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCrisp, Gloria
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRodríguez, Mariela A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberShoho, Alan R.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-12T15:40:03Z
dc.date.available2024-02-12T15:40:03Z
dc.date.issued2013
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dc.description.abstractSchool Climate has been identified by a large body of literature as having a direct relationship on student achievement (Johnson, & Stevens, 2000; Kezar & Eckel, 2007; West, 1985), and) and numerous other components used to determine the success and safety of both students and teachers in schools (Finnan, Schnepel, & Anderson, 2003; Ghaith, 2003). It has also been established that the school principal is the key individual responsible for establishing and maintaining a positive school climate (Kelley, Thornton, & Daugherty, 2005). Numerous characteristics have been suggested by the literature that a principal should possess and utilize to effectively lead and establish a positive school climate (Cohen, Pickeral, & McCloskey, 2009; Kowalski, 2010; Leithwood et al., 2008; MacNeil, Prater, & Busch, 2009). The purpose of this study was to identify the specific soft skills utilized by a principal that would establish and maintain a positive school climate. The results revealed that the soft skills of communication and problem solving positively predicted school climate, whereas the perceived trustworthiness or honesty of the principal was not significant, and the principal's empathy was not significant, but also had an inverse relationship to school climate. From these results, it is recommended that further research focus on the larger set of soft skills that a principal might utilize and that the components of the soft skills of communication and problem solving are examined.
dc.description.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studies
dc.format.extent183 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9781303392122
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/4586
dc.languageen
dc.subjectcommunication
dc.subjectprincipal
dc.subjectprincipal leadership
dc.subjectproblem solving
dc.subjectschool climate
dc.subjectsoft skills
dc.subject.classificationEducational leadership
dc.subject.classificationEducational administration
dc.subject.classificationTeacher education
dc.subject.classificationEducation
dc.titleThe relationship of the principal's soft skills to school climate
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Education

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