Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
5-2021
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Virginia Foley
Committee Members
Debra Bentley, John Boyd, William Flora
Abstract
A phenomenological research study was conducted to examine teacher perceptions of elementary principals’ behaviors affecting school culture and climate. The researcher gathered data from participant interviews. Participants were selected using purposeful sampling of teachers identified by their principals as meeting study criteria. The schools in which teachers were selected were also chosen using purposeful sampling based on superintendents’ perceptions of positive principal influence on school culture and climate.
Data analysis provided insight to the researcher into the phenomenon being explored in this study. Teachers were asked to participate in an individual interview with the researcher and provide answers to open ended questions regarding their perceptions of their principals’ influence on culture and climate in the school.
The findings of the study were aligned with the literature regarding principal influence on school culture and climate. There was a clear relationship between principal behaviors and positive school culture and climate based on teacher perceptions. Three themes emerged as common in the data including relationships, communication, and shared leadership.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Murray, Robyn, "Teacher Perception Concerning the Role of Elementary Principals in School Culture and Climate" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3887. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3887
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.