Date of Award
4-1999
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Educational Leadership
First Advisor
Dr. David Cowden
Second Advisor
Dr. George DiPillo
Third Advisor
Dr. Uldis Smidchens
Abstract
Principals’ perceptions of the relationship between middle school leadership characteristics and the relevance and use of middle school characteristics were examined in this study. A systematic random sampling procedure was used to select principals from public middle schools in the State of Michigan. A survey instrument was developed to measure the variables. These variables were determined based on a review of the literature. The reliability of the instrument was obtained using the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. Spearman rank-ordered correlations were used to determine the strength and direction of the relationships of each hypothesis.
The findings from this study suggest that there are slight relationships between principals’ perceptions of leadership characteristics and the practice as well as relevance of middle school recommended characteristics. The findings also suggest that there are slight relationships between the use of middle school characteristics and the perceived relevance of middle school characteristics.
Access Setting
Dissertation-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Schneider-Rediske, Linda S., "The Relationship Between Principals' Leadership Characteristics and Characteristics of Public Middle Schools" (1999). Dissertations. 1527.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/1527
Included in
Educational Leadership Commons, Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons