A Psychometric Look at Principal Professional Development

Autor/inn/en	Westberry, Lee; Zhao, Fei
Titel	A Psychometric Look at Principal Professional Development
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 17 (2021) 7, (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1555-5062
Schlagwörter	Psychometrics; Faculty Development; Instructional Leadership; Scores; Principals; Superintendents; Educational Needs; Program Administration; Self Esteem; Administrator Attitudes; Kindergarten; Elementary Secondary Education; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Principal; Schulleiter; Schulrat; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit
Abstract	This study evaluates aspects related to P12 principals' professional development needs in South Carolina regarding the three domains of school leadership: management, instructional leadership, and program administration. A survey to rate principals' current leadership knowledge, rank order their professional development needs, and provide a confidence rating regarding their abilities was given to over 1,100 principals and 85 superintendents. Through examining relationships with a psychometric model, results derived latent leadership ability scores and self-reported confidence ratings of principals as well as the superintendents' leadership scores and confidence ratings of their principals. This study found a significant discrepancy between principals' and superintendents' confidence ratings and their corresponding leadership ability scores, respectively. A further analysis of the rank-ordered professional development needs highlighted instructional leadership to be the most needed topic for professional development. Finally, atypical response patterns regarding principal's current leadership knowledge are also identified through person-fit analysis to provide additional information regarding P-12 principals' professional development needs. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	PDK International, Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, and College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Web site: http://journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index.php/ijepl
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01