School Principals' Self-Perceptions of Their Roles and Responsibilities in Six Countries

Autor/inn/en	Chan, Tak Cheung; Jiang, Binbin; Chandler, Mary; Morris, Robert; Rebisz, Slawomir; Turan, Selahattin; Shu, Ziding; Kpeglo, Sena
Titel	School Principals' Self-Perceptions of Their Roles and Responsibilities in Six Countries
Quelle	In: New Waves-Educational Research and Development Journal, 22 (2019) 2, S.37-61 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1526-8659
Schlagwörter	Principals; Administrator Role; Role Perception; Administrator Attitudes; Administrator Responsibility; Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Age Differences; Gender Differences; School Safety; Academic Achievement; Student Personnel Services; School Community Relationship; Financial Problems; Educational Finance; China; Ghana; Hungary; Turkey; Poland; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schulleistung; Bildungsfonds; Ungarn; Türkei; Polen; USA
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to examine if school principals' roles and responsibilities in China, Ghana, Hungary, Turkey, Poland and the United States are significantly different from one another. This study adopts a survey design which provides a quantitative or qualitative description of trends, attitudes, or opinions of a population by studying a sample of that population. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from school principals in these six countries by using a researcher designed survey questionnaire. The quantitative data derived from principals' responses were analyzed by country and by total average according to the subsets of character, professional knowledge, professional skill, administrative style, administrative duties, personnel management, and student affairs management. The principals' roles and responsibilities of the six countries were compared by using Multivariate Analysis of Variance. Answers to the three open-ended questions provide qualitative data for analysis. Emerging themes and patterns were observed among the principals' responses. Results of data analysis show that principals of the six countries confront many similar problems in their daily school functions. The unique political infrastructures of their locations determine how they address these problems to meet the individual demands of their own societies. Understanding of common challenges and emerging roles of principals in changing social and political settings provide educational leaders of these countries the opportunities to share their unique experiences and success stories. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association. e-mail: info@caerda.org; Web site: https://www.viethconsulting.com/members/publication/new_waves_home.php
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01