초등학교 교장의 진정성 리더십 실천의 한계와 극복 노력 경험에 관한 현상학적연구

초록

This study aimed to analyze the essence of experiences regarding thelimitations encountered and the efforts to overcome them during the practice ofauthentic leadership by elementary school principals, using qualitative researchmethods. For this study, in-depth interviews were conducted with nine currentelementary school principals, who were evaluated as practicing authenticleadership effectively in their schools, using purposive and snowball sampling. The collected interview data were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenologicalanalysis, which is well-suited to extracting the essential meaning of participants'shared experiences. The analysis revealed 28 meanings regarding the limitationsand overcoming efforts participants experienced while practicing authenticleadership, which were categorized into eight themes and two thematic clusters. Specifically, the four themes regarding the limitations of principals' authenticleadership practices were: 1 The burden of responsibility borne with handstied; 2 Authenticity that fails to reach teachers; 3 The dilemma of satisfyingeveryone; and 4 Authenticity tested by regulations. The four themes regardingprincipals' efforts to overcome these limitations were: 1 Focusing on theessence by letting go; 2 Shedding authority to blend into daily life; 3Practicing transparent persuasion that embraces opposition and balancedcoordination; and 4 Standing together in the storm.

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