... sample of school leaders, teachers and paraprofessionals in Maine. Demographic information and semi-structured interviews were analyzed using a complexity leadership framework and a qualitative interpretive phenomenological approach (IPA). Findings The analysis revealed four major themes, including...

... Phenomenology Administrative internship Developmental concerns theory The role of the school administrator has evolved since the early twentieth century. School administrators are expected not only to take on the traditional roles and responsibilities, but also the additional role of skilled...

... in the schools during times of increase in decentralization and accountability. The findings of this phenomenological study were that the six principals viewed power as an enabling, and a positive energy for change and growth in schools rather than a source of “top‐down” domination. Their descriptions of power...