論文題目及摘要(英文)
A study of the Elementary School Man and Woman
Principals' Leadership Traits and School Effectiveness
This study inquires into the reality of the leadership traits of
elementary school man and woman principals, and their impact on school
effectiveness The study is a comparative analysis based on background
variables and situation variables.
The approach of this study adopts literature review, query survey, and
consultation interview. By way of literature review, it firstly establishes
the theory basis and compiles the query survey for research. Then, after
having taken the consultation interviews of the practitioners for reference,
this study issues two query surveys: “Questionnaire of the Principals'
Leadership Traits,” and “Questionnaire of School Effectiveness.”
In its preparatory and formal query surveys, this study sampled, from
among 50 public elementary schools in Taipei and Taoyuan Counties respectively,
1000 samples which pass back the Questionnaire of “The Leadership Traits of
Elementary School Man and Woman Principals, “ and Questionnaire of “School
Effectiveness.” This study analyzes the recycled data by using the
statistical methods of factor analysis, descriptive statistics, product-moment
correlation analysis, reliability analysis, analysis of variance, multiple
comparison, and LISREL Linear Structure Correlation Analysis.
After the investigation, we discover that:
1) Among the leadership traits of man-principals, the teachers' perception of
personality and moral qualities ranks the highest degree, while the perception
of supervision abilities ranks the lowest.
2) Among the leadership traits of woman-principals, the teachers' perception
of human relations ranks the highest, while that of supervision abilities
ranks the lowest.
3) Among the school effectiveness of man-principals, the teachers' perception
of the campus milieu ranks the highest, while that of accountability, the
lowest.
4) Among the school effectiveness of woman-principals, the teachers'
perception of the campus milieu ranks the highest, while that of the campus
atmosphere the lowest.
5) Elder teachers give higher esteem in the evaluation of the principals'
leadership than teachers aging under 30.
6) Teachers with part-time jobs as directors give higher esteem in the
evaluation of the principals' abilities in decision-making and in supervision
than class teachers.
7) Teachers teaching in the school for less than 10 years give higher esteem
in the physical and moral qualities, specialties, and decision-making
abilities of the principals than teachers teaching more than 11 years in the
same school.
8) Teachers aging from 41 to 50 give higher esteem in the aspects of the
principals' management of the school: school development, campus environments,
school atmosphere, than teachers aging under 30.
9) Teachers graduated from junior colleges give higher esteem in the school
facilities than teachers graduated from universities (colleges).
10) Teachers with part-time jobs as directors give higher esteem in the
aspects of the principals' management of the school: school development,
school facilities, school atmosphere, teachers' teaching qualities, community
relations, than class teachers.
11) Teachers in schools smaller than 12 classes give higher esteem in the
aspects of the principals' management of the school: school development,
school atmosphere, than teachers of schools of 13-24 classes; meanwhile, they
give higher esteem in the curriculum design than teachers of schools larger
than 72 classes.
12) Teachers teaching in the school shorter than 10 years give higher esteem
in the aspects of the principals' management of the school; curriculum
design, accountability, than teachers teaching in the same school of 21-30
years.
Based on the results of our research, we hereby propose some suggestions to
the administrative institutes of education of all levels, to the elementary
school principals, teachers, and future researchers for their reference.
1) Suggestions Made to the Administrative Institutes of Education
a)We must add more course requirements on “accountability” for the principals
' in service further study.
b)Gender is not a necessary element in electing principals.
c)We must strengthen the study program for advancing principals' specialty,
especially for upgrading the leadership qualities.
2) Suggestions Made to the Elementary School Principals
a)Gender in not the element which may affect school development or directions
of school management; therefore, principals must rid themselves of any
preoccupations of this kind.
b)Man-principals are to enhance accountability and supervision abilities, and
to improve the communication skills with teachers younger than 30 years old.
c)Woman principals are to strengthen supervision abilities and foster better
school atmosphere, and to improve communication skills with teachers younger
than 30 years old.
3) Suggestions Made to Teachers
a)Young teachers are to participate more actively in the school administration,
in order to understand more closely the administrative realities.
b)Teachers should be given more opportunities to be subject-teachers, class
teachers, and to be in charge of administrative duties, so that they may gain
better knowledge of the educational system as a whole.
4) Suggestions Made to the Future Related Studies
a)Copies of the questionnaires for principals can be increased a bit more.
b)This study takes as its study objects the public elementary schools in
Taipei and Taoyuan Counties only. If future researchers can enlarge the scope
to cover private elementary schools and other areas as well, the results could
be more satisfactory.
c)This study uses query survey as main tool and literature review as
subordinate tool for research. In the future, researchers are suggested to
collect more in-depth data by way of exploring into more substantial subject
matters. |