Date of Award
1995
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify whether the type of previous extracurricular leadership experiences of secondary school assistant principals was related to their current role as secondary school assistant principals. In particular, the study examined whether secondary school assistant principals were more likely to have athletic rather than non-athletic extracurricular activities as part of their background leadership experiences. In addition, type of background leadership experience was examined for relationship to a number of sociodemographic factors including principals' ages, number of years in the field of education, number of years as administrators, gender, and grade configuration of the school. The study used survey methods involving a mailing to the entire population of secondary public school assistant principals in the state of Indiana. Findings of the study revealed that secondary school assistant principals were far more likely to have extracurricular athletic background experiences, especially if they were male. Moreover, these experiences were found to be related to differences in the number of years secondary school assistant principals had spent as administrators. Number of years spent in the field of education and grade configuration of the school were not observed to be related to the type of leadership background experience variable.
Recommended Citation
Goldberg, Dennis, "Prior School Leadership Experience Of Secondary School Assistant Principals" (1995). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2039.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/2039