Perceived effects of state mandates on the work of principals and superintendents in the western educational region of North Carolina

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Iva Nell Buckner (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
H. C. Hudgins, Jr.

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceived effects of state mandates on the work of principals and superintendents in the Western Education Region of North Carolina. Specifically the study sought to investigate: (1) early precedents for educational state mandates; (2) concerns leading to recent educational state mandates; (3) the rationale, rules, and regulations governing fourteen leading mandates imposed upon public schools in North Carolina, 1972-1987; (4) how principals and superintendents perceive the effects of these state mandates on their decision-making empowerment, commitment, and motivation; (5) how these administrators perceive the effects of state mandated rules and regulations on their administrative duties; and (6) how these administrators perceive the effects of state mandates on education programs. Eighty-eight principals and nineteen superintendents in public schools in the Western Education Region in North Carolina were asked to participate in this study. Each was mailed a two-part questionnaire asking for biographical data and administrator opinion data. The seventy-nine administrators who responded were categorized as principals and superintendents.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 1989
Subjects
Educational law and legislation $z North Carolina
School principals $z North Carolina $x Legal status, laws, etc.
School superintendents $z North Carolina $x Legal status, laws, etc.

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