The purposes of this study were to complete a descriptive assessment of the current procedures used to select public school principals in Florida school districts and to compare the current selection procedures with those used in the 1983-84 school year. The first purpose was achieved through the use of a survey questionnaire with all 67 district superintendents. After a 98.5% return, responses were organized into tables using frequencies and percentages to describe the data. The major findings were: (1) Fifty-five percent of the superintendents indicated their principal selection process used a majority of the survey procedures associated with objective selection in all eight basic elements for principal selection. (2) Over 90% of the superintendents reported the use of multiple screening steps and involvement of multiple personnel in the selection process. (3) Ninety-eight percent of the superintendents reported the use of valid and reliable competency assessment measures and 91% of the superintendents relied on the assessment results for making principal appointment decisions. (4) Ninety-eight percent of the superintendents reported that objective selection procedures and criteria had been established in their districts for selecting principals. (5) Superintendents reported that over 90% of all vacancy and recruitment efforts were conducted within the local districts. / The comparative assessment used the current study results and those from a study of principal selection procedures conducted in the 1983-84 school year. The same survey questionnaire was used with the district superintendents in both studies. The comparison of the procedures used to select principals in the two time periods yielded the following major findings: (1) Superintendents reported that currently 53% more districts use valid and reliable techniques for assessing the competencies of principal applicants. (2) Superintendents reported that the current selection procedures exhibit greater complexity and contain more stringent selection criteria for principal selection. (3) Superintendents reported that 44% more school districts use recognized measurement techniques for matching applicant qualities with school leadership needs. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-07, Section: A, page: 2407. / Major Professor: William R. Snyder. / Thesis (Ed.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76968 |
| Contributors | Huddleston, William Dewey., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 309 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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