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Publication Date: 2005-Jan
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Evaluating Teacher-Leaders for Careers as Administrators: Effects of Job Attributes, Teacher Leader Role, and Teaching Assignment Area
Shumate, Brian T.; Munoz, Marco A.; Winter, Paul A.
Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, v18 n1 p21-38 Jan 2005
Recruitment of public school administrators is an important issue due to the shortage of qualified job applicants nationwide. The shortage of applicants requires school districts to evaluate their internal pools of potential applicants for administrative vacancies. This evaluation research addressed the recruitment of teacher-leaders to serve as assistant principals (APs) using a recruitment simulation technique. The participants were secondary school teacher-leaders who were counselors, school council members, department chairs, or resource teachers. The evaluation technique used involved an innovative experimental design approach. Teacher-leaders, whose current or past primary teaching assignment was in the core content areas (e.g., English/language arts, mathematics, science, social studies), rated the job of AP highest. Resource teachers rated the job significantly higher when the AP job emphasized instruction than when the job emphasized discipline. Implications for recruitment practice and future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Role, Public Schools, Administrators, Job Applicants, School Districts, Employment Opportunities, Evaluation Research, Assistant Principals, Counselors, Department Heads, Resource Teachers, Recruitment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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