There are critical demands for sweeping change in colleges, prompting most institutions to examine how leadership can effectively manage this "crisis in higher education" (Heuck, 2012, p.39), while serving their respective clients and meeting their goals. Department chairs in universities are one key to meeting the challenges this…

This dissertation investigates Vermont principals' perceptions of leadership attributes linked to the role of the principal. It is guided by four research questions: (1) are there any clusters of participants who sorted the principal leadership attribute items similarly and differently; (2) how are the principal leadership attribute items within…