Building Bridges, Building Community: Transformational Leadership in a Challenging Urban Context

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 519-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corrie Giles ◽  
Lauri Johnson ◽  
Sharon Brooks ◽  
Stephen L. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Transformative Leadership ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Urban Elementary School ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Study Methodology

Few empirical studies have been undertaken concerning successful leadership practices within challenging urban schools. Given that much of the school leadership literature relies on principals as the source of evidence for school improvement, this article explores, through multiperspective case study methodology, how one failing urban elementary school has become successful largely as a result of the transformative leadership of the principal. Our findings support more recent school-derived iterations of transformational leadership theory, in which principals stress support, care, trust, participation, facilitation, and the building of consensus. However, our data also draw attention to how this particular successful principal transcends the administrative immediacy of short-term innovation, by paying considerable attention to longer term, socially transformative, and morally grounded principles, rooted in democracy, equity, and social justice.

scholarly journals THE PROBLEM OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE OBJECT OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN CONTEXT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY’S MASTER PLAN SOLUTIONS / KRAŠTOVAIZDŽIO ARCHITEKTŪROS OBJEKTO IR URBANISTINIO KONTEKSTO SĄVEIKOS PROBLEMA ĮGYVENDINANT MIESTŲ BENDRŲJŲ PLANŲ SPRENDINIUS

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-64
Author(s):  
Vaiva Deveikienė
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
City Management ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
Territorial Planning ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
Study Methodology

The article discusses the interaction of the object of landscape architecture and urban context in the processes of territorial planning, in which the guidelines of city management and development are coded. Considering that the field of landscape architecture includes and deals with the issues of links between nature and built environment infrastructure, on the level of planning, issues of protection and adaptation for the use of natural structures, the development of urbanized natural environment objects and their systems and the interaction between natural and urban frame are all included in the field of the competencies of landscape architecture and urbanism and in the search of sustainable relationship. Based on case study methodology, this article analyses the examples of master plans of different Lithuanian cities (Vilnius, Utena, Rokiškis, Biržai), focusing on the problem of the interaction between natural structures and urbanistic solutions. Besides general city plans, the study analyses conclusions of Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) documents and monitorings that best reflect the problem of implementing the solutions of interaction between landscape architecture and urban context. Using a comparative method, the Lithuanian experience is analysed in the light of the latest global urbanistic theories and trends, which widen the field of interaction between landscape architecture and urbanism. Straipsnyje aptariama kraštovaizdžio architektūros objekto ir urbanistinio konteksto sąveika teritorinio planavimo procesuose, kuriuose iš esmės yra koduojamos miesto tvarkymo ir vystymo gairės. Atsižvelgiant į tai, kad kraštovaizdžio architektūros sritis apima ir sprendžia natūralios gamtos ir sukurtos aplinkos infrastruktūros sąsajų klausimus, planavimo lygmenyje gamtinių struktūrų apsaugos ir pritaikymo naudoti, urbanizuotos gamtinės aplinkos objektų ir jų sistemų kūrimo, gamtinio ir urbanistinio karkasų sąveikos klausimai patenka į kraštovaizdžio architektūros ir urbanistikos kompetencijų ir darnaus santykio paieškos lauką. Taikant atvejo analizės metodą, straipsnyje nagrinėjami atskirų Lietuvos miestų (Vilniaus, Utenos, Rokiškio, Biržų) bendrųjų planų pavyzdžiai, dėmesį sutelkiant į gamtinių struktūrų ir urbanistinių sprendinių sąveikos problematiką. Be bendrųjų planų, tyrimo metu nagrinėjamas Strateginio poveikio aplinkai vertinimo (SPAV) dokumentų, monitoringų išvados, labiausiai atspindinčios kraštovaizdžio ir urbanistinio konteksto sąveikos sprendinių realizavimo problematiką. Lietuvos patirtis palyginamuoju metodu nagrinėjama naujausių pasaulinių urbanistinių teorijų ir tendencijų, praplečiančių kraštovaizdžio ir urbanistikos sąveikos lauką, aspektu.

scholarly journals Interdependence and dynamics of essential services in an extensive risk context: a case study in Montserrat, West Indies

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1025-1059
Author(s):  
V. L. Sword-Daniels ◽  
T. Rossetto ◽  
T. M. Wilson ◽  
S. Sargeant
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Dynamic Behaviour ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Systems Thinking Approach

Abstract. The essential services that support urban living are complex and interdependent, and their disruption in disasters directly affects society. Yet there are few empirical studies to inform our understanding of the vulnerabilities and resilience of complex infrastructure systems in disasters. This research takes a systems thinking approach to explore the dynamic behaviour of a network of essential services, in the presence and absence of volcanic ashfall hazards in Montserrat, West Indies. Adopting a case study methodology and qualitative methods to gather empirical data we centre the study on the healthcare system and its interconnected network of essential services. We identify different types of relationship between sectors and develop a new interdependence classification system for analysis. Relationships are further categorised by hazard condition, for use in extensive risk contexts. During heightened volcanic activity, relationships between systems transform in both number and type: connections increase across the network by 41%, and adapt to increase cooperation and information sharing. Interconnections add capacities to the network, increasing the resilience of prioritised sectors. This in-depth and context-specific approach provides a new methodology for studying the dynamics of infrastructure interdependence in an extensive risk context, and can be adapted for use in other hazard contexts.

scholarly journals Interdependence and dynamics of essential services in an extensive risk context: a case study in Montserrat, West Indies

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 947-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. L. Sword-Daniels ◽  
T. Rossetto ◽  
T. M. Wilson ◽  
S. Sargeant
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Dynamic Behaviour ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Systems Thinking Approach

Abstract. The essential services that support urban living are complex and interdependent, and their disruption in disasters directly affects society. Yet there are few empirical studies to inform our understanding of the vulnerabilities and resilience of complex infrastructure systems in disasters. This research takes a systems thinking approach to explore the dynamic behaviour of a network of essential services, in the presence and absence of volcanic ashfall hazards in Montserrat, West Indies. Adopting a case study methodology and qualitative methods to gather empirical data, we centre the study on the healthcare system and its interconnected network of essential services. We identify different types of relationship between sectors and develop a new interdependence classification system for analysis. Relationships are further categorised by hazard conditions, for use in extensive risk contexts. During heightened volcanic activity, relationships between systems transform in both number and type: connections increase across the network by 41%, and adapt to increase cooperation and information sharing. Interconnections add capacities to the network, increasing the resilience of prioritised sectors. This in-depth and context-specific approach provides a new methodology for studying the dynamics of infrastructure interdependence in an extensive risk context, and can be adapted for use in other hazard contexts.

A Review of Empirical Studies in L2 Dynamic Assessment

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinghua Li ◽  
Di Li
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Potential Method ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Complementary Role ◽  
Study Methodology

AbstractThe present paper reviews 25 studies conducted in the domain of L2 (second/foreign language) dynamic assessment (DA) in recent years. It begins with a survey of relevant research, then discusses some of the major findings and problems, and finishes with some suggestions for further research. The main findings of the review are as follows: (a) DA has the potential to promote L2 competence development; (b) both the interactionist approach and interventionist approach have attracted the interest of L2 researchers; (c) most studies have focused on small samples; (d) reading and grammatical knowledge have drawn the most attention; (e) group DA may be a potential method to advance L2 competence development in both the focused individual and the other members of the group; (f) computers might play a complementary role to humans acting as mediators; and (g) case study methodology has been the overwhelming choice for experimental design. Based on the available research, we suggest that additional studies are called for on the following issues: (a) L2 DA as an approach to measurement, (b) potential mediators, (c) validity issues of L2 DA, (d) the interface between DA and second language acquisition, and (e) the development of L2 classroom teachers.

Leadership Characteristics and School Improvement

1994 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halia C. Silins
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
School Outcomes ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Educational Restructuring ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Recent Interpretation

School leadership has been recognised as a critical element in school improvement and reform Theories about educational leadership have become closely aligned with theories about effective leadership in business, industrial and military settings. The concept of transformational leadership is a recent interpretation of the kind of leadership required to promote educational restructuring and improvement. Survey data from Canadian schools involved in school improvement programs were examined for evidence of relationships between principals' leadership behaviours and school outcomes. Using multiple regression analysis, transformational leadership accounted for a significant incremental effect above that of transactional leadership in bringing about enhanced school, teacher, program and instruction, and student outcomes. This supports a compelling argument that school leaders can promote change more successfully through employing methods associated with transforma tional leadership.

scholarly journals Principal leadership and school performance: Intergrating instructional and transformational leadership in South African schools context

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
George Nervious Shava
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Learner Performance ◽  
Leadership Models ◽  
Quality Learning

This study aimed to examine the integration of instructional and transformational models of leadership in sustaining school improvement. The question of how the integration of instructional and transformational leadership in schools can influence learners' performance has received a significant amount of interest among researchers. Literature reviews have found two key approaches: educational and transformational leadership models to establish the most appropriate school leadership model. Therefore, this article reports on qualitative research used to arrive at an in-depth understanding of integrating instructional and transformational leadership in enhancing school performance. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with principals in one educational province. Purposive sampling techniques were used to select participants for the study. Findings from the study established that integrating the two models had the potential to enhance learner performance. This study has shown that the integration of instructional and transformational leadership models led to a climate that promotes a culture of teaching and learning, hence increasing quality learning outcomes.

scholarly journals A CASE STUDY: DO MISCONCEPTIONS LEAD TO INTERGROUP CONFLICTS AT WORKPLACES?

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-57
Author(s):  
Harika SÜKLÜN
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Intergroup Conflicts ◽  
Hostile Work Environment

           This study's purpose was to investigate if misconceptions lead to conflicts and increase attention among scholars for further research as well. Although misconception is one of the roots of conflicts is somehow accepted, especially by the practitioners, there are not many empirical studies conducted to investigate if there is a relationship between misconception and conflicts. This study is prepared on a small scale as a starting point. To explore the subject better case study methodology is used.  Two different studies conducted to be able to compare and analyze the situation among the groups.  One group is taken as in-group and the other group is taken as out-group. This study's findings revealed that misconception leads to conflict at workplaces and to a hostile work environment. "We vs. them" situation among the groups and intergroup conflicts are observed. Conclusion and limitation are discussed.

scholarly journals Management of Records in Tanzania: Review and Appraisal of Applicable Theories and Examination of Selected Empirical Findings

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Bakari Maligwa Mohamed ◽  
Geraldine Arbogast Rasheli ◽  
Leonada Rafael Mwagike
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Storage Space ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Life Cycle Theory ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
The Subject

This paper has examined applicable theories on the records and archives management (RAM) in an attempt to use empirical results and findings to explain the RAM practices. The paper had used ten deliberately selected empirical studies on the RAM practices conducted in Tanzania. Results and findings from the examined empirical studies reveals that records life-cycle theory has been dominantly used to study RAM practices in Tanzania; whilst case study methodology being the dominant research design used by most of the examined studies. Empirically, it has been found that RAM practices in Tanzania have been constrained by a number of constraining factors. The identified factors were, inter alia: inadequacy of RAM practices; inexistence of RAM guidelines; inadequate funding over RAM activities; untrained personnel; lack of comprehensive RAM policy; inadequate records storage space, equipment and facilities; and unreformed records and archives management systems. Based on these results and findings it is concluded that theories propounded for the records and archives management could be supplemented by other management theories and philosophies in studying specific issues on the subject matter. It is recommended that RAM needs specialised studies to determine the influence of the constraining factors on the extent of proper management of records and archives in the specialised administration and management fields that need efficient management and care of records.

Exploring Entrepreneurship and Innovation Scenarios in a Portuguese Hospitality Group

2015 ◽  
pp. 177-191
Author(s):  
Luísa Cagica Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Innovation and entrepreneurship are important topics associated with management studies. Research into the hospitality companies, especially within the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation, continue little studied mainly with respect to the development of empirical studies applied to these companies. The aim of this study is to understand the innovation and entrepreneurship process in hospitality companies using a theoretical model proposed by Timmons. To achieve the objective of this study, the empirical part uses a case study methodology applied to hospitality Portuguese group. The intent of the present study is to give some solid contributions to literature on this subject, and provide some contributions to support future studies about innovation and entrepreneurship process in hospitality companies. The theoretical model used considers different dimensions to study entrepreneurship and innovation, such as, search and identification of opportunities, people and resources, and their influence on entrepreneurial activity. This chapter provides important clues about the importance of human resources and financial resources to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in hospitality companies.

Reliability of Build Back Better at enhancing resilience of communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 208-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mittul Vahanvati ◽  
Irina Rafliana
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Human Capabilities ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disaster Survivors ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Housing Reconstruction ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the reliability of Build Back Better slogan in the context of post-disaster housing reconstruction in developing countries, at enhancing disaster-resilience of housing and its occupants in the long term from socio-ecological systems resilience perspective. Design/methodology/approach A predominantly qualitative methodology and multi-disciplinary case study methodology is adopted to compare long-term outcomes of two post-disaster housing reconstruction interventions: post-2008 Bihar Kosi River floods in India and post-2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. Findings Out of the nine generalizable findings, two of the most significant findings include giving freedom of choice or human capabilities to the disaster survivors and sustaining capacity development during and beyond the completion of housing reconstruction. These two processes play a significant role in linking reconstruction to resilience in the long term, especially of those living at- risk and poverty. Originality/value This paper further advances the current scholarship on overarching long-term impacts of housing reconstruction efforts, based on longitudinal and empirical studies in India and Indonesia. While these findings represent a snapshot of diverse and complex disaster experiences in the developing-world context, the comparison offers insight into how to turn the rhetoric surrounding “owner-driven” or “built back better” into long-term resilience outcomes.

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