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International Journal of Progressive Education 2020, Vol. 16(3) 18-33
District Leadership Study: A Bivariate Analysis of Language Descriptors in Defining Educational Leadership Constructs
pp. 18 - 33 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2020.248.2
Publish Date: June 05, 2020 | Number of Views: 743 | Number of Download: 1299
Abstract
In 2013, a bivariate designed instrument of personality descriptors was given to a district school system to correlate difference between the teacher population and that of the administration. Results indicated a correlated population grouping where the two groups were similar in generalized personality constructs. Results indicate the leadership population is similar, in general, to the teachers, but some specific traits registered higher for the latter group. An inferential analysis using a paired sample, students’ t analysis of the survey instrument confirmed that the educational leadership group was different in response than that of the teacher population.
Keywords: Teaching, Educational Leadership, Personality Constructs
APA 7th edition
Lennon, S. (2020). District Leadership Study: A Bivariate Analysis of Language Descriptors in Defining Educational Leadership Constructs. International Journal of Progressive Education, 16(3), 18-33. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2020.248.2
Harvard
Lennon, S. (2020). District Leadership Study: A Bivariate Analysis of Language Descriptors in Defining Educational Leadership Constructs. International Journal of Progressive Education, 16(3), pp. 18-33.
Chicago 16th edition
Lennon, Sean (2020). "District Leadership Study: A Bivariate Analysis of Language Descriptors in Defining Educational Leadership Constructs". International Journal of Progressive Education 16 (3):18-33. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2020.248.2
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