Date of Award

2021

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Education

Abstract

The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the impact of the Indiana Principal Leadership Institute (IPLI) on principal effectiveness and school culture, measured using the School Culture Survey (SCS). Principals who completed IPLI in one of the first three cohorts and their current staff members were invited to participate in the study. Descriptive statistics were used to learn more about the participants current perceptions of school culture factors based on location type (i.e., suburban, urban, and rural) and school level (i.e., elementary and secondary). Inferential statistics were used to test two null hypotheses. The first null hypothesis stated that there was not a statistically significant difference on the six factors of school culture based on school location type. Based on the findings, this study determined that there was not a statistically significant difference based on school location type as measured by the scores of the six factors of school culture. The second null hypothesis stated that there was not a statistically significant difference between school levels and the six factors of school culture. Based on the findings, this study determined that there was a statistically significant difference between school levels in the area of unity of purpose. The composite score for unity of purpose was significantly higher for elementary participants than for secondary participants.

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