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Leadership Style Analysis: West Virginia Superintendents, Jennie Stanar Bechtold
Leadership Style Analysis: West Virginia Superintendents, Jennie Stanar Bechtold
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A study of 48 West Virginia public school superintendents for the purpose of learning more about them demographically and behaviorally. The data were collected through use of two instruments, the “Behavioral Characteristics Rating Form” from Leadership Styles A Behavioral Matrix, and the “Survey of West Virginia County Superintendents” questionnaire.
The behavioral rating form utilized self-assessment to locate participants on a matrix with a vertical continuum of Informal «-» Formal and a horizontal continuum of Dominant«-»Easy-Going which intersected to form quadrants representing four behavioral styles. Promoter, Supporter, Controller, and Analyzer. The demographic questionnaire collected data from four areas: Personal, Education, Experience, …