ERIC Number: ED277849
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-Oct-8
Pages: 28
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Preparing Vocational School Superintendents.
Wolf, Brent P.
A survey instrument containing 191 task statements was sent to Ohio's 49 joint vocational school superintendents in order to identify the competencies necessary in administering a joint vocational school. Forty-six superintendents responded, for a 93.88 percent response rate. Of the 191 tasks, 121 (63 percent) were deemed important to superintendents. Those surveyed felt adequate to perform only 18 (9 percent) of the identified tasks. Vocational education background was not a factor in either the perceived importance of tasks or the perceived adequacy of preparation to perform the specified tasks. Those superintendents who had earned an educational specialist degree or doctorate did not perceive themselves to be any more adequately prepared than did those with master's degrees. The following tasks were among those considered important by more than 95 percent of the respondents: developing overall vocational program goals, implementing local board and administrative policies, interpreting and applying state and federal vocational education legislation, preparing and recommending personnel policies, recruiting and interviewing potential staff and recommending them to administration and board, resolving staff grievances and complaints, recommending staff promotions and dismissals, maintaining ethical standards expected of a professional educator, developing and maintaining professional relationships with other administrators, developing and maintaining professional relationships with state department of education personnel, promoting professional image, and developing plans for promoting good public relations. (MN)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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