Educational Leadership – Understanding Group Process and the Psychology of Organizations

Research paper: synthesize the content knowledge you gained from this course and your review of the educational leadership literature in a paper that provides a summary understanding of how this knowledge will shape your future school leadership practice. Be sure to address content knowledge items one through 12 referred to earlier in this syllabus. The purpose of this paper is to generate a response to the following question, HOW WILL THIS CONTENT KNOWLEDGE HELP ME IN MY FUTURE ROLE AS A SCHOOL LEADER? The research paper should be approximately 10 pages in length, include a minimum of 15 peer-reviewed references published in the last five calendar years, and written in accordance with APA guidelines for academic writing. Content Knowledge: Research on the role and importance of school mission and vision Processes for collaboratively developing a mission and vision Processes for developing an actionable mission and vision attentive to values and priorities that include data use, technology, values, equity, diversity, digital citizenship, and community The characteristics of well-written mission and vision statements Dimensions of positive school culture (i.e., safe, healthy, caring, responsive, inclusive, and respectful) Research on inclusive school cultures Processes for evaluating school culture Processes for effecting changes to school culture Engaging in advocacy Research on and strategies for developing a collaborative professional culture designed to support improvement, retention, learning, and well-being Effective communication The role of relationships, trust, and well-being in the development of a healtaqwhy and effective professional culture