Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to quantitatively predict what population of non-public, non-virtual Indiana public school superintendents are charismatic leaders. The 25-item Conger-Kanungo Charisma Scale was utilized to predict charisma. A survey collected data to determine which descriptive statistics predicted charismatic leadership. The survey also included a demographic portion to determine if gender, age, ethnicity, level ofEducation, years of experience as a superintendent, years of leadership prior to the superintendency, size of school district, and locale of the corporation could be used to predict a significant proportion of the variance in charismatic leadership. One hundred fifty-two respondents completed the survey. A simultaneous multiple regression was utilized with all independent variables (demographics) as predictors for the dependent variable level of charisma). Simultaneous multiple regression allowed determination of the predictive value of the independent variables, taken as a set, on the dependent variable. The average rating of the respondents for the majority of the Conger-Kanungo Charisma Scale was less than 3.00, indicating that charisma was not characteristic of the Indiana respondents. Analysis determined that gender, age, ethnicity, level ofEducation, years of experience as a superintendent, years of leadership prior to the superintendency, size of school district, and the locale of the corporation did not predict a significant proportion of the variance in charismatic leadership.
Recommended Citation
Younker, Beann M., "Predicting Charisma In Public School Superintendents" (2013). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1430.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/1430