Date of Award
1995
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
Abstract
This study compared school violence for principals whose leadership practice is high in human relations with those whose leadership is low in human relations. The study also examined leadership practice and school violence in relation to school size, socio-economic status of the student body, percentage of students living in single head of household homes, percentage of students participating in extra-curricular activities and geographic location of the school. The Leadership Practice Inventory and the researcher-designed Demographic Data sheet were used in this study. Both were sent to every public high school principal in Indiana. Two hundred fourteen Indiana public high school principals completed and returned the surveys. The percentage of return was sixty-two percent. Principal leadership practices did not differ as a result of differences in school violence. Also principal leadership practices in relation to school violence did not differ as a function of differences in percentages of students living in single head of households, engaging in extra-curricular activities or socio-economic status. However, principal leadership practice in relation to school violence was found to differ as a function of differences in school size and geographic location of the schools.
Recommended Citation
Flores, John, "Leadership Practices Of Secondary School Principals Related To School Violence And Other Demographic Factors" (1995). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 828.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/828