ED356535 EA024778
Title: Leadership in Middle Level Education. Volume I: A National
Survey of Middle Level Leaders and Schools.
Author(s): Valentine, Jerry W.; And Others
Author Affiliation: National Association of Secondary School Principals,
Reston, VA.(FGK56325)
Pages: 182
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0-88210-274-5
Available from: EDRS Price MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from
EDRS.
Availability: National Association of Secondary School Principals,
1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091-1537.
Language: English
Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data (110); Reports--Research
(143); Test/questionnaires (160)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Virginia
Journal Announcement: RIESEP1993
The National
Association of Secondary School Principals periodically studies
practices and characteristics of secondary schools to help inform
educators and shape policy. Such studies of middle-level education
were conducted in 1966 and 1981. As middle-level education moved
into the 1990s, many new questions about education and leadership
needed to be asked and old ones revisited: What are the differences
in views and preparation of school leaders? Has middle-level school
leadership changed? Has the "leadership team" concept
emerged? And what middle-level school programs are successful? This
study examines these questions by asking middle-level school principals,
assistant principals, and leadership team members about personal
characteristics, job roles and tasks, and professional beliefs.
Also examined are programs, practices, and trends in middle-level
schools. Information from this survey of 2,000 middle-level schools
in the 1991-92 school year is presented and compared, where applicable,
with findings from six previous surveys going back to 1966. In addition
to an introduction, this study includes chapters on personal and
professional characteristics, school leadership, educational programs,
issues and trends, and leadership profiles. An appendix includes
sample questionnaires used in the survey. (Contains 34 references.)
(JPT)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics; *Assistant Principals;
Educational Trends; Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; *Leadership
Qualities; *Middle Schools; National Surveys; *Principals; School
Statistics
