Principals' Perceptions of Administrative Control in Secondary Schools: An Exploratory Study

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of six administrative-level control mechanisms (hierarchical controls--supervision, input, behavior, and output; nonhierarchical controls--selection/socialization and environmental) used by high school superintendents to direct the work of high school principals and to learn more about the nature of administrative control in high schools. Two questions guided this study: (a) what are the types of control mechanisms used in the high school districts? and (b) what do these patterns of control suggest about the nature of controls used by high school superintendents on high school principals? The impact that social status of the school and size of district had on the application of these control mechanisms was also investigated. In addition, this study examined the way these principals perceived their superintendents balanced control and autonomy.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Myers, Emily Stanley

Contributors dc:contributor

• McGreal, Thomas

• Education, Administration
• Education, Secondary

Identifier

(UMI)AAI9329117

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71945