ERIC Number: EJ874707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jan
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1541-6224
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Teacher Ratings of Principal Applicants: The Significance of Gender and Leadership Style
Burdick, Deborah; Danzig, Arnold
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, v4 n1 p21-41 Jan 2006
This paper focuses on the results of a study examining the relationship among gender, leadership style and principal selection. A sample of 64 Arizona elementary teachers participated in the study. Key issues related to gender and leadership style were identified through a literature review, teacher ratings of four fictitious principals, coded comments, and survey results. Independent samples t tests on mean ratings were used to determine statistical significance. Teachers selected principals based on leadership style rather than gender; reform principal applicants were rated significantly higher than traditional principal applicants by all teacher respondents. Although not statistically significant, gender was associated to respondent selections. Female teachers rated a female reform principal higher than males, and male teachers rated a male reform principal higher than females. Male teachers rated a traditional female principal higher than they rated a traditional male principal, suggesting a gender interaction. (Contains 4 tables, 1 figure, and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Principals, Job Applicants, Elementary School Teachers, Personnel Selection, Context Effect, Gender Differences, Leadership Styles, Leadership, Models, Stereotypes, School Culture, Expectation, Statistical Significance, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Feminism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
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