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A Study Of Equity And Adequacy In The Virginia Public School Finance System, Edward Walter Carr
A Study Of Equity And Adequacy In The Virginia Public School Finance System, Edward Walter Carr
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the Virginia system of school finance from 1979 through 1986 to determine the degree of comprehensive resource equity and funding adequacy for pupils and public school divisions. The study extends prior research by assessing the effectiveness of the current finance system on the basis of three principles of equity and two measures of funding adequacy. Five different years of financial data were analyzed and 13 different variables of educational resource inputs, outputs, wealth, and effort were gathered and measured. The financial data included in this study were drawn from 133 public school …
A Study Of Principal Leadership Style Adaptability And Teacher Use Of Effective Teaching Skills, Dorothea Mabe Shannon
A Study Of Principal Leadership Style Adaptability And Teacher Use Of Effective Teaching Skills, Dorothea Mabe Shannon
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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to identify the degree of principal leadership style adaptability and teacher use of effective teaching skills in schools where a staff development program in effective teaching skills has been institutionalized.;The null hypothesis to be tested was: In a school division where a staff development program in effective teaching skills has become institutionalized, teacher use of effective teaching skills will not be significantly different in schools with significantly different degrees of principal leadership style adaptability.;Method. The population of the study included elementary principals and teachers in a large urban school division in Virginia. This …
An Examination Of Androgynous Traits As Demonstrated By Public School Building Administrators, Ramona Boone Stenzhorn
An Examination Of Androgynous Traits As Demonstrated By Public School Building Administrators, Ramona Boone Stenzhorn
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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine the behavior of a specific group of educational leaders, to determine the presence of masculine, feminine, and androgynous qualities, and to relate these specific qualities to their performance ratings. The researcher examined current literature relating to the concept of androgyny in several areas.;Method. The Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) was administered to a sample of 59 school administrators from one school system. The scoring of the BSRI resulted in four separate categories: feminine, masculine, androgynous, and undifferentiated. The school system's evaluator provided a rating (exceptional, average, or weak) of the 59 principals …