Almost Random Careers: The Wisconsin School Superintendency, 1940-1972.

March, James C.; March, James G.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Almost Random Careers: The Wisconsin School Superintendency, 1940-1972

March, James C.; March, James G.

Administrative Science Quarterly, 22, 3, 377-409, Sep 77

This paper considers one system of careers, Wisconsin school superintendents from 1940 through 1972, and examines the extent to which statistical characteristics of that system are consistent with a simple Markov model that assumes both individuals and jobs to be indistinguishable and careers at that level to be essentially random. (Author)

Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Career Change, Careers, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Models, School Districts, Statistical Analysis, Superintendents

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Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin

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