The Jobs of British Primary Headteachers and Texas Elementary Principals.

Erlandson, David A.; Lyons, Geoffrey

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ERIC Number: EJ521451

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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The Jobs of British Primary Headteachers and Texas Elementary Principals.

Erlandson, David A.; Lyons, Geoffrey

Journal of School Leadership, v5 n5 p418-47 Sep 1995

Comparison of tasks, job control, and work-related personality traits of 255 British headteachers and 20 elementary school principals in Texas showed that context factors of the jobs were similar, but that British headteachers presided over smaller school organizations and functioned more like executive officers than did Texas counterparts. (SLD)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Context Effect, Educational Environment, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Personality Traits, Principals, Professional Autonomy

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas; United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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