Section 1, Foundation of the Study
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List of Figures……………………………………………………………………………………..4
Section 1: Foundation of the Study………………………………………………………………..1
Background of the Problem……………………………………………………………….2
Problem Statement………………………………………………………………………...3
Purpose Statement…………………………………………………………………………4
Research Questions……………………………………………………………………......4
Nature of the Study………………………………………………………………………..5
Discussion of Research Paradigms………………………………………………………..5
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Discussion of Design……………………………………………………………………...8
Discussion of Method………………………………………………………....................12
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Discussion of Triangulation……………………………………………………...............14
Summary of the Nature of the Study…………………………………………………….16
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Research Framework…………………………………………………………………….16
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Concepts…………………………………………………………………….........17
Theories…………………………………………………………………………..19
Actors…………………………………………………………………………….20
Constructs………………………………………………………………………..21
Relationships Between Concepts, Theories, Actors, and Constructs………........23
Summary of the Research Framework…………………………………..............24
Definition of Terms………………………………………………………………………24
Assumptions, Limitations, Delimitations………………………………………………...25
Assumptions……………………………………………………………………...25
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Limitations……………………………………………………………………….26
Delimitations……………………………………………………………………..26
Significance of the Study………………………………………………………………...27
Improving Leadership Practice…………………………………………………..27
Implications for Biblical Integration……………………………………………..28
Relationship to the Leadership Practice…………………………………….........30
Summary of the Significance of the Study………………………………………31
A Review of the Professional and Academic Literature…………………………………32
Leadership Practices……………………………………………………………..32
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The Problem……………………………………………………………………...32
Concepts…………………………………………………………………….........34
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Theories…………………………………………………………………………..35
Constructs………………………………………………………………………..37
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Related Studies…………………………………………………………………..38
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Anticipated and Discovered Themes…………………………………………….39
Summary of the Literature Review………………………………………………41
Summary of Section 1 and Transition…………………………………………………...41
References………………………………………………………………………………………..44
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List of Figures
Figure 1. Example Figure 1………………………………………………………………….......21
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