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An Analysis Of Virginia Public School Principals' Perceptions Of Their Roles, Howard Thomas Gillette Iii
An Analysis Of Virginia Public School Principals' Perceptions Of Their Roles, Howard Thomas Gillette Iii
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The purpose of the study was to analyze the role perceptions of the school principal in Virginia. Information was gathered to identify principals according to such demographic and situational variables as sex, age, race, marital status, educational preparation, type of school assignment, school size, and years of administrative experience. Collected data was analyzed to determine if principals' perceptions of their roles differ significantly because of differences in sex, age, race, level of school organization (elementary, middle level, and senior high), and location of the principal's school (suburban, urban, and rural).;The subjects were Virginia public school principals. A 90-item questionnaire was …
A Model To Predict Institutionalization Of School-Business Partnerships, Ronald M. Flowe
A Model To Predict Institutionalization Of School-Business Partnerships, Ronald M. Flowe
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The purpose of this study was to create a model to predict institutionalization of partnerships between schools and businesses. The study posited that institutionalized partnerships will contain ten program qualities which are missing in partnerships that do not become institutionalized. These ten critical program qualities include: (1) the perception in both partners of a need which engagement in a partnership might fulfill, (2) the identification of specific rewards to both partners, (3) putting the terms of the partnership agreement in writing, (4) support of the chief executive officer, (5) support of the school administration, (6) financial stability of the business …
A Study Of The Relationship Between Principals' Extent Of Participation In Budgeting, Locus-Of-Control, And Job Satisfaction, Harold Louis Cothern
A Study Of The Relationship Between Principals' Extent Of Participation In Budgeting, Locus-Of-Control, And Job Satisfaction, Harold Louis Cothern
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The importance of participation in budgeting for managers and its relevance to job satisfaction has been the subject of a number of studies over the last several decades. In addition, the belief systems of such managers appear to constitute a significant influence on the attitudes they hold in various social situations. Specifically, the personality variable, locus of control, utilized in this study and first introduced by Rotter, refers to the individual's perceptions of events in his/her life as the result of his/her own actions (internal control), or the consequences of such forces as fate, luck, or powerful others (external control).;The …
A Study Of The Relationship Between The Job Satisfaction Of Secondary Assistant Principals And Their Perception Of Their Principal's Leader Behavior, Lloyd Conway Jones
A Study Of The Relationship Between The Job Satisfaction Of Secondary Assistant Principals And Their Perception Of Their Principal's Leader Behavior, Lloyd Conway Jones
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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the job satisfaction of secondary assistant principals and their perception of their principal's leader behavior. Two major hypotheses were tested. The first hypothesis predicted a significant relationship between the leader behavior variables, consideration and initiating structure and the job satisfaction variables, supervision and work. The second hypothesis predicted a significant relationship between the leader behavior variables, consideration and initiating structure and the job satisfaction variables, supervision and work while controlling for the effects of the demographic variables age, sex, race, educational level and length of service. The theoretical …