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Addressing Critical Problems through Leadership Portfolios: A Content Analysis

Addressing Critical Problems through Leadership Portfolios: A Content Analysis

Joan L. Buttram, Doug Archbald, Elizabeth Nash Farley-Ripple
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522504450|ISBN10: 1522504451|EISBN13: 9781522504467
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0445-0.ch015
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Buttram, Joan L., et al. "Addressing Critical Problems through Leadership Portfolios: A Content Analysis." Contemporary Approaches to Dissertation Development and Research Methods, edited by Valerie A. Storey and Kristina A. Hesbol, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 238-254. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0445-0.ch015

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Buttram, J. L., Archbald, D., & Farley-Ripple, E. N. (2016). Addressing Critical Problems through Leadership Portfolios: A Content Analysis. In V. Storey & K. Hesbol (Eds.), Contemporary Approaches to Dissertation Development and Research Methods (pp. 238-254). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0445-0.ch015

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Buttram, Joan L., Doug Archbald, and Elizabeth Nash Farley-Ripple. "Addressing Critical Problems through Leadership Portfolios: A Content Analysis." In Contemporary Approaches to Dissertation Development and Research Methods, edited by Valerie A. Storey and Kristina A. Hesbol, 238-254. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0445-0.ch015

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Abstract

This chapter reports on a content analysis of portfolios used as the capstone requirement in the University of Delaware's Educational Leadership EdD program. The portfolio is focused on the demonstration of leadership to address a significant problem of practice within the candidate's organization. The findings revealed that such portfolios are likely to be rooted in the accountability and policy mandates facing the districts and other education organizations in which candidates typically work; these are the challenges that define and shape their work. Similarly, these portfolios are more likely to be focused at the organizational level; this focus reflects where the majority are situated in their organizations, where they have the most control and influence, and where they will likely see the greatest return on their investment of resources and effort. This study also offers a framework to examine other non-traditional capstone projects.

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