ERIC Number: EJ1155420
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1558-2159
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Who is More Free? A Comparison of the Decision-Making of Private and Public School Principals
Shakeel, M. Danish; DeAngelis, Corey A.
Journal of School Choice, v11 n3 p442-457 2017
While substantial school choice research focuses on student achievement outcomes, little has explored the mechanisms involved in producing such outcomes. We present a comparative analysis of private and public school principals using data from the School and Staffing Survey (SASS) 2011-2012. We add to the literature by examining the differences in private and public school principals' abilities to influence important decisions at their schools from a nationally representative sample of 9,230 school principals. Results indicate that private school leadership exhibits more autonomy in influencing school level policies, perhaps explaining private school advantages.
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Principals, School Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, School Choice, Academic Achievement, Professional Autonomy, Administrator Attitudes, Instructional Leadership, Statistical Analysis, Administrator Characteristics, Private Schools, Public Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES)
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