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50 Years of ERIC
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A Better Leveled Playing Field for Assessing Satisfactory Job Performance of Superintendents on the Basis of High-Stakes Testing Outcomes
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Young, I. Phillip; Cox, Edward P.; Buckman, David G. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2014
To assess satisfactory job performance of superintendents on the basis of school districts' high-stakes testing outcomes, existing teacher models were reviewed and critiqued as potential options for retrofit. For these models, specific problems were identified relative to the choice of referent groups. An alternate referent group (statewide…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Evaluation, Models, Job Performance
Examining Variability in Superintendent Community Involvement
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Kowalski, Theodore J.; Young, I. Phillip; Petersen, George J. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2013
This study examined the extent to which four independent variables (age, gender, education level, and district type) accounted for variability in superintendent community involvement. Two covariates associated with levels of community involvement (disposition toward community involvement and district enrollment) were infused to assess the impact…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Age Differences, Superintendents, Gender Differences
Job Satisfaction of Female and Male Superintendents: The Influence of Job Facets and Contextual Variables as Potential Predictors
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Young, I. Phillip; Kowalski, Theodore J.; McCord, Robert S.; Petersen, George J. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2012
A descriptive multiple regression approach was used to assess the job satisfaction of female and male public school superintendents taking part in a decennial survey conducted by AASA. Self-reported job satisfaction of public school superintendents was regressed on their affective reactions to specific job facets (supervision, co-workers, and…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Job Satisfaction, Superintendents, Males
Factors Accounting for Variability in Superintendent Ratings of Academic Preparation
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Kowalski, Theodore J.; Young, I. Phillip; McCord, Robert S. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2011
This study utilized findings from the 2010 decennial study of the school superintendent to determine the extent to which four predictor variables ("courses," "professor credibility," "size" [enrollment of employing school district], and "gender") accounted for variability in superintendent overall ratings of their academic preparation. The…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, School District Size, School Districts, Credibility
Establishing the Economic Worth of Teachers: A Superintendent's Guide for Advising School Boards
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Young, I. Phillip – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2006
In a recent issue of the "AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice," Hilling (2004) described procedures for obtaining a fair compensation process for principals, and the thrust of this work was on establishing internal consistency for salaries among administrators. This article addresses similar concerns, but differs in several important ways.…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Labor Economics, Labor Market, School Districts