Donald trump as a cultural leader: navigating the educational leadership traits of a u.s. president

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
8
Article ID: 
14136
3 pages
Research Article

Donald trump as a cultural leader: navigating the educational leadership traits of a u.s. president

Jerry R. Burkett

Abstract: 

Since Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president in 2015, Americans knew that he would be a different kind of president. Most individuals would agree that, on the surface, President Trump’s leadership style is unorthodox and unfamiliar to the political norms. However, as a leader of a major nation, his leadership style is easily critiqued and under constant scrutiny. Essential to campus leadership is the establishment and development of a strong culture. This article examines the important aspect of cultural leadership through the lens of how a campus principal would promote and manage culture on their campus. Simply put: What if Donald Trump was a campus principal? How his teachers and students respond to the culture he had built in his administration?

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