Confronting Methodological Challenges in Studying School Leader Time Use through Technological Advancements: A Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Hochbein, Craig; Dever, Bridget V.; White, George; Mayger, Linda; Gallagher, Emily
Titel	Confronting Methodological Challenges in Studying School Leader Time Use through Technological Advancements: A Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 46 (2018) 4, S.659-678 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143217700281
Schlagwörter	Pilot Projects; Technological Advancement; Sampling; Administrator Attitudes; Time Management; Guidelines; Instructional Leadership; Validity; Administrator Role; Principals; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; Comparative Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Attribution Theory; Inferences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Zeitmanagement; Richtlinien; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Gültigkeit; Principal; Schulleiter; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Statistische Analyse; Inference; Inferenz
Abstract	Among the multitude of studies that have examined an array of variables related to school leadership, only a small percentage have rigorously examined how school leaders spend their time. The complex role of school leaders poses challenges to common methods of collecting data about school leader time use, which subsequently threaten the validity of researchers' claims. In this study we identified three prevalent challenges to studying school leader time use, and applied technological advancements in an event sampling methodology framework to mitigate the challenges associated with studying school leader time use. We used new technology and event sampling methodology to collect data, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. during 28 consecutive days, on the time use of 11 school leaders. Our system of notification and response achieved an overall response rate of 85% and enabled the collection of school leaders' perceptions of their time use as they worked in multiple locations over an extended period of time. Finally, we have proposed a research agenda to study rigorously the time use of school leaders. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01