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ERIC Number: EJ401296
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The Great Plains Rural Secondary Principal: Aspirations and Reality.
Chance, Edward; Lingren, Charles
Research in Rural Education, v6 n1 p7-11 1989
Among 462 principals of small rural secondary schools in South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, and Nebraska, most perceived themselves as instructional leaders but spent the most time on general managerial duties. The tendency toward a task-oriented leadership style did not vary by gender or experience. Contains 20 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Styles, Mail Surveys, Principals, Rural Schools, School Administration, School Surveys, Secondary Education, Secondary Schools, Small Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United States (Great Plains States)