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ERIC Number: EJ220280
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Career Patterns among School Administrators.
Covel, Janice; Ortiz, Flora Ida
Educational Research Quarterly, v4 n3 p33-44 Fall 1979
From 1870 to 1975, three types of school administrators were identified: the plateau administrators who remained at initial entry level assignments; vertical aspirants who actively sought advancement; and place-holders who began as vertical aspirants but for one reason or another were placed in non-decision-making positions. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Administrators, Career Development, Career Ladders, Career Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, History, Job Satisfaction, Occupational Aspiration, Predictor Variables, School Administration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California (Riverside County)