Principal Selection: A National Study of Selection Criteria and Procedures

Autor/in	Palmer, Brandon
Titel	Principal Selection: A National Study of Selection Criteria and Procedures
Quelle	In: AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 14 (2017) 3, S.11-27 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-6569
Schlagwörter	Selection Criteria; Personnel Selection; Principals; National Surveys; Mixed Methods Research; School Districts; Administrator Attitudes; Administrator Surveys; Educational Practices; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Competence; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Elementary Secondary Education; Student Development; Superintendents; Human Resources; Likert Scales; Leadership Qualities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selection criterion; Auslesekriterium; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Principal; Schulleiter; School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungspraxis; Kommunikationsstil; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Schulrat; Humankapital; Likert-Skala; Führungseigenschaft
Abstract	Despite empirical evidence correlating the role of the principal with student achievement, researchers have seldom scrutinized principal selection methods over the past 60 years. This mixed methods study investigated the processes by which school principals are selected. A national sample of top-level school district administrators was used to investigate their practices when selecting principals. Results of this study indicated top-level school district administrators are inclined to select principals who possess four attributes: communication skills, student-centered orientation, people skills, and curriculum and instruction knowledge. Top-level school district administrators attempt to identify these attributes primarily through subjective methods. However, if student achievement is a primary objective of K-12 education, the methods of selecting school principals should be commensurate with that objective. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01