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Kirk, J. C. (J. C. ). (2019). Problem of Practice Project: Developing Instructional Leadership of Assistant Principals. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Fall_Kirk_fsu_0071E_15518
Research has established that one of the most important functions assistant principals can learn is how to be an instructional leader. Some school districts have incorporated problem-based learning (PBL) in their building-level principal preparation programs for assistant principals. This study examined one approach to PBL, the Problem of Practice (PoP) project embedded in the new Level II Certification Program of a central Florida school district through a case study of six assistant principals’ experiences and perspectives based on interview, meeting observations and artifact data. The study revealed major challenges associated with implementation of the PoP projects and found that collaboration with the Level II committee was critical for their completion. The study also identified that the integration of the PoP project into the School Improvement Plan seems to be key to the success of the PoP projects. The recommendations based on these findings are made to district leaders as they continue to improve the PoP project as a central feature of the Level II Certification Program. Keywords: problem-based learning; assistant principal training
assistant principal training, problem-based learning
Date of Defense
November 6, 2019.
Submitted Note
A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Motoko Akiba, Professor Directing Dissertation; Sandra Lewis, University Representative; Stacey Rutledge, Committee Member; Courtney Preston, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
2019_Fall_Kirk_fsu_0071E_15518
Kirk, J. C. (J. C. ). (2019). Problem of Practice Project: Developing Instructional Leadership of Assistant Principals. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Fall_Kirk_fsu_0071E_15518