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A MIXED METHOD CASE STUDY: BAR-ON EQ-I FRAMEWORK OF
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES
OF PRINCIPALS WHO COMPLETED AN URBAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

A Dissertation Presented to The Faculty of the School of Education
Department of Leadership Studies
Organizational and Leadership Program

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Education

by
Jasvinder Kaur
San Francisco
May 2010

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Dissertation Abstract
A Mixed Method Case Study: Bar-On EQ-i Framework of Emotional Intelligence and the
School Leadership Experiences of Principals Who Completed an Urban Leadership
Program in Northern California
The complex nature of urban schools requires urban school principals to have the ability to improve academic achievement, to work in challenging urban environments, and to struggle through the bureaucratic challenges of state and federal standards, rules, and regulations. The issue facing the educational community is whether to wait for federal and state organizations to create standards, rules, and regulations to appropriately support and to help school principals become outstanding principals; or whether

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