One of the most significant and pervasive trends in American society has been the steady consolidation of institutions. This trend has resulted in an increase in the institutions organizational size. The high schools of Florida and the nation have reflected this trend toward bigness displaying a dramatic increase in average enrollment between 1965 and 1970. The physical nature of the high school, relative to size, has changed. Has the role of the principal and the competencies required by the nature of the job changed as the size of the school changed? / This study employed an instrument which required respondents to rate seventy competencies in a real and ideal situation, and for large (enrollment of 1,500 or more students) and small (enrollment of 750 or fewer students) high schools. The analysis of the data revealed a high degree of agreement among all responding groups (principals, teachers, superintendents, and school board members) relative to the competencies necessary to successfully perform the functions and complete the tasks associated with the high school principalship in a large or small high school. / Generally those competencies related to human relations were considered to be more important than those related to organizational management. In addition, all respondent groups ideally placed great emphasis upon those competencies related to the instructional process while in the real situation they acknowledged that these competencies did not always receive the attention of the principal they deserve. The single most important concern registered by all respondent groups was pupil control. Maintaining order, providing discipline and minimizing disruptions were considered the highest priority. Considered least important were competencies related to research and development projects, student activities, and auxiliary services. The respondents did not see the public schools as testing laboratories for new experimental educational theories, programs or materials. They also viewed the management of the student activities program and services such as food and transportation as supportive and not central to the successful operation of the high school as a place of learning. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, Section: A, page: 2423. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74533 |
| Contributors | ROTHER, ALBERT JOSEPH., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 295 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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