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A Study of the Academic and Professional Preparation of the Public School Superintendents in the State of Washington

Abstract

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The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the academic and professional backgrounds of the superintendent and their relative value to his present position, (2) to determine what superintendents would recommend to be included in a course of study for prospective administrators, (3) to establish a value rating on a number of personal characteristics generally considered among the most important for administrators, and (4) to compare the status of the school administrator in the State of Washington with that of the nation as a whole.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Education (MEd)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Year dc:date.available
1960

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Nelson, James R.
Contributors dc:contributor
  • J. Wesley Crum
  • Emil E. Samuelson
  • Edward K. Erickson

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/241
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1254

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

Nelson, James R.. A Study of the Academic and Professional Preparation of the Public School Superintendents in the State of Washington. 1960. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/241