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Essay Instructions: This dissertation will take the form of critical analysis aimed at creating a model of effective leadership in an international school setting. [An international school is to be identified as school which serves the needs of expatriate families in non-English speaking countries.] I am interested in identifying the attributes and behaviors of effective educational leaders, based on theory and current research, and how and why certain individuals succeed in creating leader-follower relationships that function to serve the interests of their institutions and their stakeholders. I hope to illustrate that the characteristics and behaviors that lead to success in international educational leadership are clearly identifiable, derive from numerous perspectives, and can be used to create a useable model of an efficacious leader-follower relationship. The analysis must present literature that will serve as the theoretical foundation of the problem and present detailed results of articles from educational journals, books, and other publications. Except for those sources used for purely historical background, sources should be less than 10 years old, and preferably within the past 5 years, and emphasis should be placed on the most recent. Included in the literature review should be who did the research, when, what type of research was conducted, by what research design and methodology, and other necessary details.

The dissertation should be 125 pages in length and divided into eight chapters.

The first chapter, the Introduction, should introduce the problem and its theoretical foundations, and state the purpose of the research and why it is important. The problem is essentially that the requirements of effective leadership in an international school setting are unique and not sufficiently or comprehensively researched. It should include a brief historical perspective and clearly state the objectives of the research. The research question should be presented, as well as its importance within the context of international educational, and what the dissertation will accomplish should be explained. The research question should be similar to: What are the character and behavioral traits of leaders that facilitate the creation of an effective leader-follower relationship in an international educational setting? Definitions of terms and limitations of the study should also be included. This chapter should be approximately 20 pages long.

Chapters 2 through 6 should each be approximately 14-16 pages long. These chapters should discuss:

The uniqueness of international schools. For example, educators and leaders in international schools come from a variety of national backgrounds [USA, Canada, UK, Australia, continental Europe, and the ?host country?]; most staff at international schools have lived in more than one country outside their own and travel to countries outside their country of residence at least twice per year; few teachers or leaders in international schools remain in any one location for more than a few years; a high percentage of international educators have advanced degrees; most international schools are fully independent of any government regulations with regards to policy. Etc, etc?

Various leadership theories and styles, primarily within the educational field, but also including theory pertaining to corporate and political leadership. Among the types of leadership that should be discussed: authoritarian, laissez-faire, contingency, participative, educative, and transformational. I would like to demonstrate why certain of these leadership styles (authoritarian, laissez-faire, contingency) are effective in some circumstances but not the most efficacious in international educational settings; and why others (participative, educative, transformational) are more efficacious given the uniqueness of the international setting. Other theories of leadership can be included, but the dissertation should establish the value of leadership for change (transformational).

Chapters 7 should be approximately 20 pages long. This chapter should pull together the findings laid out in chapters 2-6. This chapter should include the model that could be used by leaders in international education to produce an efficacious leader-follower relationship.

The final chapter, ?Summary and Discussion?, should be approximately 10 pages long. This chapter should restate the research question, summarize the general findings, place the findings within the larger context of international education, and discuss the implications of the work. Suggestions for further research should also be formulated.

Also required: Title page, abstract (2 pages max), table of contents, list of any tables, list of ant figures.

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There should be 40 sources cited in the bibliography and a sufficient number of quotations and citations within the text of the dissertation. If any of the following can be located and used, please do so ? though these should not be cited if they are not used.


De Blois, R. (2000). The everyday work of leadership. Phi Delta Kappan,
82, 1, 25-27

De Vries, Kets (1995). The leadership mystique. Leading and Managing, 1,
3, 193-210

Evans, R. (1996). The Human Side of School Change, San Francisco,
Jossey-Bass

Fawcett, G. et al (2001). Principals and beliefs-driven change. Phi Delta
Kappan, 82, 5, 405-410

Fink, E. & Resnick, L. (2001). Developing principals as instructional
leaders. Phi Delta Kappan, 82, 8, 598-610

Goldberg, M.F. (2001). The ability to persuade people to change.
Phi Delta Kappan, 82, 6, 465-467

Grace, G. (1995). School Leadership: Beyond Education Management.
London, The Falmer Press

Heifitz, R.A. & Laurie, D.L. (1997). The work of leadership. Harvard
Business Review, January-February, 124-134

Lashway, L. (1997). Multidimensional School Leadership. Bloomington,
Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation

Ogawa, R.T. & Bossert, S.T. (1995). Leadership as an organizational
quality. Educational Administration Quarterly, 31. 2, 224-243

Thomas, D.A. & Ely, R.J. (1996). Making differences matter: A new
paradigm for managing diversity. Harvard Business Review, September-October, 79-90

Wagner, T. (2001). Leadership for learning: An action theory of school
change. Phi Delta Kappan, 82, 5, 378-383

Weiss, C.H. & Cambone, J. (1994). Principals, shared decision making and
school reform. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 16, 3,
297-301


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Since this will be a ?one-of-a-kind? piece of research, is it possible to have the research notes?

Essay Instructions: Could I get a outline by sat. july 27



PERSONAL ETHICS PAPER INSTRUCTIONS
As the benchmark assignment for this course, you are required to write a 10??"12-page paper, applying course principles to your personal experience, background, and/or vocation. The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the various elements discussed in this course, forming a set of principles that you could use in your particular leadership role. Organize the paper according to the principles that you have learned, using different principles for each heading.

You will submit an outline of your paper by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 5. Your outline must incorporate the guidelines 1 and 2 from the list below; when you submit the outline, you must have clearly articulated course-related principles as your topical headings, with supporting evidence as the subheadings. This outline is an imperative step for developing a well-planned ethics paper.

Your paper must be formatted in current APA style and follow the specific guidelines described below. Be sure to review the Personal Ethics Paper Grading Rubric to improve the quality of your paper. The final version of the paper must be submitted in LiveText by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8.

From the list below, choose the topic that best fits your experience:
• Principles & Ethics for Educational Leaders (this is the generic topic if none of the ones below fit you)
• Principles & Ethics for College Administrators
• Principles & Ethics for College Professors
• Principles & Ethics for High School Administrators
• Principles & Ethics for High School Educators
• Principles & Ethics for Middle School Administrators
• Principles & Ethics for Middle School Educators
• Principles & Ethics for Elementary Administrators
• Principles & Ethics for Elementary Educators

Follow these guidelines in your paper:
1. Organize it into topical headings (leadership principles).
a. Each heading must be a leadership principle that you have learned in the course and a guiding principle for the leader (topic) you have chosen.
b. Under each heading, include (as citations) where the principles are found in the various assignments and how they all fit together.
c. Be sure that all the paragraphs under each heading relate directly to the principle being discussed.
2. Under each heading, include examples of the principle from the following:
a. Blackaby & Blackaby text
b. Rebore text
c. Prayer Reflection Report
d. Proverbs readings and presentations
e. Related reading assignments
f. Course presentations
3. Format your paper in current APA style and follow scholarly writing standards.
a. Do not use first-person perspective.
b. Use double-spacing in the paper.
c. Include an abstract.
d. Use internal citations. (Any in-text citations must have corresponding references in the reference list.)
e. Include a properly cited reference list. Some reminders:
i. Cite references from the various materials from the course (and any other references) that support your choice of principles.
ii. Do not use underlining.
iii. The words in the titles of a journal article or a book are not capitalized (except for the first word, proper nouns, and the first word following a colon).
iv. References must have corresponding in-text citations.
4. Incorporate Bloom’s Taxonomy.
a. The content must reflect higher-level thinking skills??"synthesis, analysis, and evaluation.
b. The content must demonstrate an understanding of the principles and ethics of the Christian educational leader.
5. Do not write less than 10 pages or more than 12 pages. Quality, not volume, is required.
6. Thoroughly edit your paper for correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation, clear sentence structure, and precise word choice.

There are faxes for this order.

Essay Instructions: Describe each area of philosophy; metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and logic and discuss how each is connected to education. Additionally, provide an example of the connection between the four areas of philosophy to issues educators and educational leaders are currently facing in education today.

Essay Instructions: purpose of essay is to provide university to understand my reflection on the future of education in the twenty first century. The essay will let them hear my voice and perspective as well as what values I can bring to a ph.d program in educational leadership for teaching and learning phd program. essay must adress(3 points).
1. what my ideal vision of education in the twenty first century is?- All children in public setting have opportunity to engage, explore and construct ideas and issues around them and to strive for self achievement.
2. critique of current status of education- I am in favor of reform in modern society.
3.What my ideas about the work and responsibilities of educational leaders are? I am for research curriculum development, futuristic, and progressive leadership.

max. 4 pages, 12point(new times roman, first person, cover with contact info and date.
I am a Junior high science teacher in inner city school, mostly second language learners. I am successful in hands on, and work in content delivery with effective and successful strategies. I am progressive, and not afraid to try new methods, with the ever changing multi racial society. I believe the future of student success depends largely on the early processes and skills that need to be adressed as teachers are going to be future leaders and need to lead courses on interpersonal classes with values and morals incorporated.