The Performance of Elementary School Principals as Evaluated by Principals and Teachers

This study examined possible divergencies between the way elementary school principals evaluated their performance in carrying out certain administrative practices and an evaluation of the principals' performance as judged by the teaching staff. The principals' performance was evaluated on...

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Published in:The Journal of educational research (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 1966-10, Vol.60 (2), p.62-67
Main Authors: Gentry, Harold W., Kenney, James B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Educational administration
Elementary school teachers
Elementary schools
Null hypothesis
School principals
Student evaluation of teacher performance
Teacher administrator relationships
Teacher responsibility
Teachers
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Summary:This study examined possible divergencies between the way elementary school principals evaluated their performance in carrying out certain administrative practices and an evaluation of the principals' performance as judged by the teaching staff. The principals' performance was evaluated on 46 administrative practices. Teachers and principals in 66 elementary schools participated in the study. The null hypothesis proposed that there was no significant difference between principals' evaluation of their performance and an evaluation made by teachers. The chi square test of significance was used to test the hypothesis. The results were: (1) the two groups differed significantly on their evaluation of the principals' performance on 22 of the 46 administrative practices, and (2) principals rated their performance as more satisfactory than did the teachers.
ISSN:0022-0671
1940-0675
DOI:10.1080/00220671.1966.10883436