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Leadership Styles of Successful Teachers in Managing Difficult Classes text (UMI)AAI8324496 Education, Elementary Acton, Kurt Douglas 2014-12-15T18:49:26Z 2014-12-15T18:49:26Z 10000-01-01 1983 1983 This study was an ethnographic look at classroom management from the perspective of four successful teachers of difficult classes. It examined the environment of their classrooms from the aspects of the curriculum, the leadership qualities, the physical environment of the classroom and the disciplinary practices of the teacher. The study was conducted in a city of 25,000 at three elementary schools. The grade levels observed were 1, 2, 4, and 5. Observations in the classrooms were combined with interviews of the teacher of the class, special teachers who had dealings with the class and the principal of the school. The study took place over one spring semester. The findings of the study emphasized the teacher's role of leader as being of great importance in gaining and maintaining control of a group. While all of the teachers were found to be good leaders, they each had very different styles. The variance of the leadership styles led to further investigation of leadership themes. Five common themes were discovered in each of the four teachers: consistency, authenticity, desire to take charge, concern for quality and concern for the students. Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-15T18:49:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8324496.pdf: 7631870 bytes, checksum: 8f569ebba29186f32ab8cbfd5411381d (MD5) Previous issue date: 1983 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 69025 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 203 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/68859 Education Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.