Making "magic": An exploration of the relationship between teacher leadership and boys' academic motivation in the year 8 classroom at a Catholic school

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McGoran, Neil Alexander. (2005). Making "magic": An exploration of the relationship between teacher leadership and boys' academic motivation in the year 8 classroom at a Catholic school [Thesis]. https://doi.org/10.4226/66/5a94b1f55e4b1
AuthorsMcGoran, Neil Alexander
Qualification nameDoctor of Education (EdD)
Abstract

This research explored the understandings and perceptions of teacher leadership in the Year 8 classroom, as expressed by teachers and students at a Catholic school, and the relationship between this leadership and boys' academic motivation. The researcher assumed that the classroom is an organisation (Cheng, 1994) where all teachers, perhaps even unknowingly (Crowther, 1996), exercise leadership and, furthermore, that this leadership results in positively influencing boys' willingness to learn. The research was targeted at Year 8, the first year of high school in South Australia, because academic motivation is considered most problematic during and after transition into high school (Maehr & Midgley, 1991).

Year2005
PublisherAustralian Catholic University
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.4226/66/5a94b1f55e4b1
Research GroupSchool of Educational Leadership
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Publication dates06 Mar 2005
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