Date of Award

Summer 8-2020

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Educational Foundations & Leadership

Program/Concentration

Educational Leadership

Committee Director

Karen L. Sanzo

Committee Member

William A. Owings

Committee Member

Tim J. Grothaus

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the lived experiences of high school counseling director’s and how their principal and district school counseling supervisor shape their experiences as leaders. The role of high school counseling director’s is increasingly complex, unique, and oftentimes misunderstood. They are often viewed as leaders and change agents in student’s overall success due to their unique skill levels in advocacy and collaboration (Kaffenberger, Murphy, & Bemak, 2006; McMahon, Mason, Daluga-Guenther, & Ruiz, 2014; Young, Millard, & Kneale, 2013). However, principal’s and district school counseling supervisors are key players in defining the role and responsibilities of a high school counseling director (Perusse, Goodnough, Donegan, & Jones, 2004). Therefore, this study examined the experiences of high school counselors as directors to understand how their leadership role is actualized within schools by their two supervisors: the principal and district school counseling supervisor. Utilizing two rounds of semi-structured interview questions, the study revealed high school counseling director’s experiences as leaders guided by the subsystems where they work and by the people they interact with in the subsystems. These findings add to a growing body of literature on school counselor leadership in education as well the development of leaders within schools.

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DOI

10.25777/z7x7-kf79

ISBN

9798678109064

ORCID

0000-0002-8842-1576

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