Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Education

Advisor

Ronald Paige

Abstract

AbstractSecondary school leaders of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, a subgrouping of the Caribbean Community, were concerned with understanding and using effective leadership. The problem was that difficulties persisted in determining and applying the essential leadership features and related factors to influence and improve the learning outcomes. This generic qualitative study aimed to explore the features and leaders’ perceptions to understand and apply effective leadership to influence learning, school climate, and societal development outcomes in three Caribbean countries. The conceptual and empirical evidence and leaders’ perceptions of the features, factors, and archival data helped clarify the problem and guide the questions and methodology. The research questions focused on the leaders’ perceptions of effective leadership styles, capabilities, best practices, capacities, strategies, and factors influencing the outcomes. Semistructured questions guided the virtual interviews and focus group sessions with nine purposefully selected qualified and professional leaders with over three years of experience. The manually analyzed data procedures showed patterns evolving from codes, categories, and themes. The main finding pointed to accommodating situational styles and operational initiatives. The subfindings represented leaders’ need to utilize practical experience, learner-centered practices, joint operations, solutions to accommodate learner differences and interests, impacting factors, and inclusive and flexible policy operations. These findings may contribute to leadership decisions, leaders’ professional development, future studies, individual learning success, conducive school climate, and societal development with social change implications

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