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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Education
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- Abstract:
- Purpose: This study, based mostly on individual interviews and dialogues, examined the leadership styles and other significant experiences of ten former Jesuits connected with the foundation of the Magister Institute, in Miami, Florida. Method: The research methods and strategies were founded on the qualitative tradition of inquiry as they are interpreted and refined by the phenomenological heuristic research model. A six-step process followed the completion of the collection of the data.
The six steps are as follows: Initial engagement, Immersion into the topic and question, Incubation, Illumination, Explication, and Creative synthesis. All of these steps are interconnected by means of dialogue. A special effort of comparing and sharing the opinions of the founding members, a true process of triangulation and member checking, functioned as a guarantee of the rigor and trustworthiness of the study (Moustakas, 1994). The researcher was nondirective and permissive in the dialogues and interviews. Major Findings: First, the set of characteristics described in the section A New Rogers-Freire-Goleman Paradigm of this study and attributed to the Magister Institute’s leadership style were substantiated by the research participants in their interviews and post-interviews conversations and dialogues with the researcher. It was the unanimous perception of all the members that this was a “group or team of equals” or a “consensus management group.” These two expressions seemed to convey in their minds that MI group reached the highest level of person-centeredness and attained an ideal form of personal and group consensus management. Secondly, the short-term goal of
collaboration with the S. J. was challenged and a new concept of relationship with the Jesuits was embraced by most of the group members. Thirdly, the method employed has shown its usefulness to study action groups in a short period of time. Time and cost are two factors recommending this method. Fourthly, the highlighted imbedded sense of mission of the founding members made their unity and common vision a viable alternative. Finally, the heuristic phenomenologic method employed to study this complex and intricate religious organization facilitated its global comprehension while shedding light to understand the uniqueness and otherness of several of its key components.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2009.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 142-148).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Jose Reinaldo Cruz. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- BX4668.2.C77 2009_CruzJose ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- BX4668.2.C77 2009 ( lcc )
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