Date of Award

Fall 12-2007

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Educational Leadership and Research

Committee Chair

Dr. Willie Pierce

Committee Member 2

Dr. John Rachal

Committee Member 3

Dr. Gary Peters

Committee Member 4

Dr. Mary Nell McNeese

Abstract

Since the dawn of the effective school's movement in the early 1980s, stakeholders have sought to isolate those factors that account for effective schools. Much of the study efforts have recognized the critical roles of the principal, but have not taken into account myriads of factors and conditions that make any principal effective. This study examined what role adult education plays in principal training by investigating whether there is a statistically significant difference in perceived effectiveness between certified and noncertified principals in Manitoba. It also compared the principals' self-perception effectiveness and the teaching staffs' perceptions of their principals' effectiveness. Ancillary investigations attempted to isolate factors that might be significant predictors of principal effectiveness.

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