Path-Goal Leadership Case Study

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Currently, 15 million students are enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in the United States, however, approximately 975,000 of those students will never graduate (National Center for Education Statistic, 2016a, p.1). Consequently, studies have shown for the 6.5% of students that do not complete high school economic challenges are highly probably (National Center for Education Statistic, 2016b, p.1). For example, high school dropouts earn $9,200 less a year than their counterparts, and are also three times more likely to face prolonged periods of unemployment in the future (Burrus & Roberts, 2012, p.1). Graduation rates also demonstrate a strong correlation to individuals’ need for government assistance and criminal behaviors, posing potential economic challenges for the communities they live in (Burrus & Roberts, 2012, p.2). Although a variety of factors contribute to student’s decision to drop out, 70% attribute it to …show more content…
This case study will provide an analysis of how the article “Teachers’ leadership: A maker or a breaker of students’ educational motivation”, employed path-goal leadership theory to further explore this …show more content…
It is important to note that an equal percentage of students were selected for high and lows motivational scores, further validating the accuracy and relevance of the findings (Oqvist & Malmstrom, 2016, p.5). Researchers completed a four-phase thematic coding process to identify consistencies between interview transcript, which produced the leadership behaviors: (1) guiding, (2) supporting, (3) participating, and (4) performance oriented (Oqvist & Malmstrom, 2016, p.6). Furthermore, the data analysis process prompted researchers to develop an “overarching categorization” for teachers with high and low degrees of developmental leadership (Oqvist & Malmstrom, 2016,

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