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A Survey Of The Selection Procedures And Practices Used In The Employment Of Superintendents In Iowa Public Schools, Joseph Hrecz
A Survey Of The Selection Procedures And Practices Used In The Employment Of Superintendents In Iowa Public Schools, Joseph Hrecz
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The purpose of the study was to determine the selection practices used in the employment of public school superintendents in the State of Iowa. The study was centered on how closely and how extensively Iowa public school boards followed recommended selection procedures.
The method used was a survey instrument mailed to the president of the board of directors of the sixty-five Iowa public schools in which a vacancy for the superintendency occured during 1977. Forty-five replies were received for a response of 69.2 percent. Data was tabulated according to school enrollment and for all schools.
The prominent findings were (1) …