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Date of Award
Spring 6-12-2021
Author Requested Restriction
Open Access (no restriction)
Work Type
Dissertation in Practice
Degree Name
Doctor of Educational Leadership (EdD)
Department
Educational Leadership
First Advisor
Dr. Robert MacGregor
Second Advisor
Dr. Laura Feuerborn
Third Advisor
Dr. Allison Drago
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Vincent Pecchia
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a global impact resulting in an altered reality for educational systems around the world. The mandate by the governor of Washington State to close all school buildings produced immediate and significant impacts to the educational systems throughout the state, which resulted in professional and personal challenges for building leaders. The researchers, two school administrators at different levels in separate districts, had a unique “front row seat” to the challenges being faced by educators in the region and across the state. Based on this positionality and the current reality, the overarching question of this study focused on the professional and personal impacts to elementary and secondary public-school principals during the COVID-19 crisis to develop an understanding of these impacts on school leaders in Washington State, as well as the potential long-term effects. A survey of Washington State school administrators was conducted with a focus on the professional demands of the job during a crisis, social-emotional and physical well-being, the technological and learning challenges of remote learning, and the inequities associated with a virtual platform. The data analysis examined levels of job satisfaction pre- and post- the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the availability of support systems and coping mechanisms employed by administrators during the crisis. Recommendations for potential support systems in the time of crises and further research are based on the survey data and subsequent analyses.
Recommended Citation
Dawson, Paula R. and Nosworthy, Alicia M., "COVID-19 School Closures: Professional and Personal Impacts on Building Principals" (2021). Ed.D. Dissertations in Practice. 46.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/edd_capstones/46
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