A case study of the knowledge and understanding of leadership amongst leaders in the Scout Association in an English city

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/147 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/147 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/147 archive 4031 disk0/00/00/00/62 2008-02-12 09:56:06 2019-01-23 09:51:28 2011-07-19 16:12:20 thesis show 0 Kirsz Alan Stanislaw alankirsz@blueyonder.co.uk Gunter Helen Rhodes Christopher University of Birmingham A case study of the knowledge and understanding of leadership amongst leaders in the Scout Association in an English city unpub LC5201 HS L1 30sch_educ The Appendices (questionnaire and ANOVA) are not available in this web version. Little interest has been shown in the leadership of voluntary providers of informal education for young people. This is true of one of the largest providers: the Scout Association. The thesis examines the nature, diversity and sources of the knowledge and understanding of leadership of Scout Association leaders in one English Midlands city. The understanding is compared with contemporary ways of understanding leadership in education using a typology established by Gunter and Ribbins (2003) and Gunter (2005). The impact of leader training on the understanding of leadership and its perceived effect on leader performance is explored. A case study methodology is used including a questionnaire method supported by documentary evidence and drawing on personal experience. Data analysis involves factor analysis, analysis of variance and Chi-square tests. Findings indicate that leadership is understood in terms of inclusion and success and has an ethical basis pointing to a belief in shared leadership. Variations in this understanding exist amongst different groups. Understanding of leadership mainly comes from sources within the Association. There is a degree of uncertainty amongst leaders about the impact of leader training. Leadership is interpreted in a range of ways as described by the Gunter and Ribbins (2003) and Gunter (2005) typology. The findings could have implications for how the Association develops an understanding of leadership in the future and could influence the thinking and decision making of all leaders in the Association, in particular training managers and trainers from local to national levels of the organisation. The findings may also have implications for researchers interested in the impact of market forces on leadership in the formal education sector. 2007-12 graduation 2698607 eng author checked This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. public 257 University of Birmingham School of Education d_ed na 2007-12 graduation