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The Joy of Profound Knowledge: An Autoethnography With W. Edwards Deming

Sterner, Marc Ryan
http://orcid.org/0009-0005-0082-2754
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1699458325016976

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2023, Doctor of Education (EdD), Ohio University, Educational Administration (Education).
This study explored the Deming System of Profound Knowledge as a method of leadership and management in K-8 education. The study focused on the process of acquiring and understanding Deming’s teachings as they related to the principalship and educational leadership. Using autoethnography as methodology, I leverage personal qualitative data and related educational leadership literature to present my personal journey of becoming an educational leader who practices Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge as their primary method for leading and managing a school. Upon reflection and analysis, I found W. Edwards Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge practical and valuable as a leadership method in today’s schools. Though the mastery of Deming’s teachings was a long, complex process, it greatly improved my leadership practice. The findings highlight essential knowledge and skills required to understand and practice the System of Profound Knowledge. It connects educational leadership and Deming’s method and recommends further research.
Michael Hess (Committee Chair)
Leonard Allen (Committee Member)
Mustafa Shraim (Committee Member)
Jesse Strycker (Committee Member)
215 p.
Adult Education; Armed Forces; Behavioral Sciences; Business Administration; Business Education; Communication; Continuing Education; Early Childhood Education; Education; Education History; Education Philosophy; Education Policy; Educational Evaluation; Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Educational Sociology; Educational Theory; Elementary Education; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration; Management; Mental Health; Middle School Education; Military History; Military Studies; Operations Research; Pedagogy; Preschool Education; School Administration; Statistics; Sustainability; Systems Design; Teaching
autoethnography, Deming Reborn for 21st Century Education, educational leadership, instructional leadership, school improvement, System of Profound Knowledge, systems thinking, quality, quality management, W. Edwards Deming.

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  • Sterner, M. R. (2023). The Joy of Profound Knowledge: An Autoethnography With W. Edwards Deming [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1699458325016976

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sterner, Marc. The Joy of Profound Knowledge: An Autoethnography With W. Edwards Deming. 2023. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1699458325016976.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sterner, Marc. "The Joy of Profound Knowledge: An Autoethnography With W. Edwards Deming." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1699458325016976

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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