The completion of a preservice internship is becoming a common requirement for obtaining a principal certificate. Research concerning the outcomes of internships has been scant. Little effort has been made to determine the internship experiences common to high performing principals. / The purpose of this study was to determine the differences, if any, between the internship experiences of high performing and moderate performing principals in selected Pennsylvania school districts. / Although Pennsylvania had required an internship be completed for principal certification since the 1930s, the requirement was not enforced until 1984. The resultant small number of respondents was a contributing factor in the lack of conclusive data available to answer the research question: "Are high performing principals more likely than moderate performing principals to have completed formal internships?" / Evaluation of the skills observed, performed, and discussed by principals during an internship in the areas of: (a) purpose and direction, (b) cognitive skills, (c) consensus management, (d) quality enhancement, (e) organization, and (f) communication indicated that high performers had opportunities to observe, perform, and discuss skills while moderate performers had opportunities to perform but relatively few opportunities to observe or discuss skills. / Moderate performers had the least opportunity to observe, perform, or discuss skills related to the area of purpose and direction. / Investigations into the relative worth of types of internships need to be conducted. Although this study did not yield conclusive results, there were indications that the quality of internship experience is a factor in the development of high performance in principals. Since increases in both the types and numbers of internships offered by educational institutions are projected, the role of the internship in the development of high performance in principals should be the subject of further study. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-12, Section: A, page: 4247. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75966 |
| Contributors | CLARK, MARGARET TIMASHENKA., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 155 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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