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A study of the perceptions of actual and ideal role responsibility of College librarians as held by principals, College Librarians and senior library staff in Colleges of Advanced Education in New South WalesWilliamson, Vicki, n/a January 1990 (has links)
This study was designed to ascertain, analyse and compare the perceptions of College
Librarians and their associates about the role responsibility which College Librarians in
libraries in New South Wales Colleges of Advanced Education (CAEs) were actually
assuming and ideally should be assuming as part of their role as library managers.
Using as its basis a theoretical framework of role and role-related concepts, as developed
by social psychologists such as Kahn et al. (1964), a role set group of Principals,
Registrars and Senior Library Staff was identified as the survey population.
A review of the literature about CAEs and their libraries and overseas studies about the
role of library managers assisted with the development of a role responsibility
questionnaire.
Data from the questionnaire was analysed in respect of actual and ideal role responsibility
and any gaps between actual and ideal role responsibility. Gaps between perceptions of
actual and ideal role responsibility between College Librarians and associates may
indicate a potential for role conflict for persons enacting the role of College Librarian.
This study found statistically significant results in respect of both actual and ideal role
responsibility between College Librarians and Senior Library Staff, which indicated that
there was not clear agreement between the two groups about either the role responsibility
currently assumed by College Librarians and that which ideally should be assumed. In
respect of the gap between actual and ideal role responsibility, however, there was no
statistically significant result between College Librarians and associates, indicating that
the potential for role conflict resulting from divergent perceptions between role set groups
was not evident. This does not preclude the potential for role conflict from other sources.
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Connecting the role of school superintendents to teaching and learning in schools: a research synthesis of three educational administration peer reviewed research journals between 1983-2006Shidemantle, Steven Paul 10 October 2008 (has links)
This exploratory synthesis of research was the product of three years of
dissertation research efforts that systematically reviewed 23 years of empirical articles
between 1983 (or its inception) and 2006 from three of the most highly regarded
educational administration journals. Specifically designed to collect investigative data
and information from primary research contained within Educational Administration
Quarterly, the Journal of School Leadership, and the Journal of Educational
Administration; this research synthesis drew upon various research methods to
propose pragmatic insights and proffer an empirically founded response to: What has
the educational administration profession learned from the research efforts that were
independently conducted, presented, and published about the overall connections
between school superintendents and education's technical core -teaching and learning
in schools?
Results from employing meta-analysis, descriptive synthesis, and thematic
synthesis techniques to appropriately collect and analyze relevant data indicate that school superintendents remain directly connected to the technical core; however,
these connections have evolved from the traditional connections presently maintained
by campus administrators and to new connections that meet the increased
responsibilities and complexities of the superintendents' role. The thematic synthesis,
reinforced by descriptive syntheses, indicated 15 separate superintendent - technical
core constructs that promote new areas for investigation; however, the extent and
strength of these constructs have yet to be determined.
The impact from the next step suggestions for future research indicate that
effects could range from educational administration knowledge base contributions to
refining in-practice standards and professional development programs. The possible
knowledge base contributions, coupled with specific in-practice elements that
demonstrate superintendents' direct impact on the technical core, may be the
necessary raw materials from which a foundational framework that clearly redefines
the superintendent - technical core connections may be forged by scholars and
implemented by district leaders to improve teaching and learning in schools.
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