Date of Award
2017
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Ed.D.
Organizational Unit
Morgridge College of Education, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
First Advisor
Kristina Hesbol, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Ellen Miller-Brown, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Sarah Bridich, Ph.D.
Keywords
Family engagment, Leadership behavior, Principal leadership, Latinx, Parent engagement
Abstract
The following is a technical report based on the qualitative case study of a school principal in a representative urban high school in the Rocky Mountain West. The purpose of this study was to better understand the extent to which an urban high school principal in a high poverty school can implement behaviors that increase family engagement within a Latinx school community. The research question in this study was: What leadership behaviors are impactful in developing and increasing Latinx family engagement in an urban high school?
The principal was observed for a year and interviewed extensively regarding his beliefs, practices, and behaviors in implementing a family engagement program called Parent University. Stakeholders were also interviewed and focus groups were conducted with parents that participated regularly in the program. Observations were made and field notes were collected for a year during pilot and initial full-year rollout of the Parent University program. This study provides field-based examples of principal behavior that informs practice through the case study of one urban principal.
Publication Statement
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Recommended Citation
Graft, Mary Elizabeth, "An Examination of Leadership Behavior: Improving Family Engagement in an Urban Latinx School Community" (2017). Educational Leadership and Policy Studies: Doctoral Research Projects. 7.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/elps_doctoral/7
Executive Summary