| The purpose of the phenomenological research study was to explore the leadership styles of principals. The purposefully selected 20 elementary principals were from an urban school system in Northeastern Ohio. The study included semi structured interviews to collect the data. The findings produced three themes associated with principals' leadership styles and students' disruptive behavior. The three themes were (a) teacher responsibility, (b) getting to know students, and (c) bringing everyone together. Analyses of the findings indicate no singular leadership style reduces disruptive behaviors in the classroom. Implications included factors such as more professional development to promote a positive relationship between teachers and students, more effective modeling behaviors from principals and teachers to reduce the criminal outlook for disruptive students, and producing more graduates to enhance the U.S. workforce while preventing U.S. companies from sending jobs abroad to foreign countries. |
