Problem. If he/she is to satisfy or accommodate the expectations of the various groups that interact with him/her, the principal needs to be aware of how they perceive his/her role; but no studies were found on parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine parents' perceptions of the role of the principal in Seventh-day Adventist junior academies in the Great Lake states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Method. A descriptive survey design was utilized for this study. A closed-type questionnaire developed by the researcher was submitted to a panel of eleven judges, modified, and pretested before it was sent to a stratified random sample of 434 parents whose children attended Seventh-day Adventist junior academies in the Lake Union Conference.
The data collected were coded, and processed at Andrews University Computing Center. Chi-square was the statistical analysis used.
Results. This study revealed the following results: (1) Parents agreed that the role of the junior-academy principal should include forty-eight of the forty-nine role responsibilities listed on the questionnaire. (2) The top three role responsibilities parents expected the junior-academy principal to perform were: (a) Promote unity among teachers; (b) Gain and maintain constituency confidence; (c) Hold personal conferences with teachers; (3) Of the seven areas of administrative responsibility identified, student personnel was ranked highest and spiritual leadership lowest. (4) There was a significant difference between parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role in relation to eight demographic and personal variables.
Conclusions. Based upon the results of the study, these conclusions were made: (1) Parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role were similar to the expectations for that role as published in Seventh-day Adventist educational literature, and as expressed by Lake Union educational administrators. (2) There seems to be a relationship between parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role and certain demographic and personal variables. (3) Parents regarded developing a good principal-parent relationship and a healthy principal-staff relationship as very important areas of administrative responsibility. (4) Parents regarded spiritual leadership the least important area of administrative responsibility.
","abstract_html":"<p>Problem. If he/she is to satisfy or accommodate the expectations of the various groups that interact with him/her, the principal needs to be aware of how they perceive his/her role; but no studies were found on parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine parents' perceptions of the role of the principal in Seventh-day Adventist junior academies in the Great Lake states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.</p> <p>Method. A descriptive survey design was utilized for this study. A closed-type questionnaire developed by the researcher was submitted to a panel of eleven judges, modified, and pretested before it was sent to a stratified random sample of 434 parents whose children attended Seventh-day Adventist junior academies in the Lake Union Conference.</p> <p>The data collected were coded, and processed at Andrews University Computing Center. Chi-square was the statistical analysis used.</p> <p>Results. This study revealed the following results: (1) Parents agreed that the role of the junior-academy principal should include forty-eight of the forty-nine role responsibilities listed on the questionnaire. (2) The top three role responsibilities parents expected the junior-academy principal to perform were: (a) Promote unity among teachers; (b) Gain and maintain constituency confidence; (c) Hold personal conferences with teachers; (3) Of the seven areas of administrative responsibility identified, student personnel was ranked highest and spiritual leadership lowest. (4) There was a significant difference between parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role in relation to eight demographic and personal variables.</p> <p>Conclusions. Based upon the results of the study, these conclusions were made: (1) Parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role were similar to the expectations for that role as published in Seventh-day Adventist educational literature, and as expressed by Lake Union educational administrators. (2) There seems to be a relationship between parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role and certain demographic and personal variables. (3) Parents regarded developing a good principal-parent relationship and a healthy principal-staff relationship as very important areas of administrative responsibility. (4) Parents regarded spiritual leadership the least important area of administrative responsibility.</p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Carey, John"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Doctor of Education","degree_level":"Dissertation","degree_discipline":"Higher Education Administration EdD","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Edward A. Streeter","Walter B. T. Douglas","W.W. Liske"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":1984,"date_issued":"1984-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"1984-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T00:54:03Z","subjects":["Education","Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research","Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/263","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Edward A. Streeter","Walter B. T. Douglas","W.W. Liske"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Carey, John"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Higher Education Administration EdD"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Dissertation"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Doctor of Education"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Education","Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research","Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/263"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Problem. If he/she is to satisfy or accommodate the expectations of the various groups that interact with him/her, the principal needs to be aware of how they perceive his/her role; but no studies were found on parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine parents' perceptions of the role of the principal in Seventh-day Adventist junior academies in the Great Lake states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Method. A descriptive survey design was utilized for this study. A closed-type questionnaire developed by the researcher was submitted to a panel of eleven judges, modified, and pretested before it was sent to a stratified random sample of 434 parents whose children attended Seventh-day Adventist junior academies in the Lake Union Conference.
The data collected were coded, and processed at Andrews University Computing Center. Chi-square was the statistical analysis used.
Results. This study revealed the following results: (1) Parents agreed that the role of the junior-academy principal should include forty-eight of the forty-nine role responsibilities listed on the questionnaire. (2) The top three role responsibilities parents expected the junior-academy principal to perform were: (a) Promote unity among teachers; (b) Gain and maintain constituency confidence; (c) Hold personal conferences with teachers; (3) Of the seven areas of administrative responsibility identified, student personnel was ranked highest and spiritual leadership lowest. (4) There was a significant difference between parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role in relation to eight demographic and personal variables.
Conclusions. Based upon the results of the study, these conclusions were made: (1) Parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role were similar to the expectations for that role as published in Seventh-day Adventist educational literature, and as expressed by Lake Union educational administrators. (2) There seems to be a relationship between parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role and certain demographic and personal variables. (3) Parents regarded developing a good principal-parent relationship and a healthy principal-staff relationship as very important areas of administrative responsibility. (4) Parents regarded spiritual leadership the least important area of administrative responsibility.
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Method. A descriptive survey design was utilized for this study. A closed-type questionnaire developed by the researcher was submitted to a panel of eleven judges, modified, and pretested before it was sent to a stratified random sample of 434 parents whose children attended Seventh-day Adventist junior academies in the Lake Union Conference.
The data collected were coded, and processed at Andrews University Computing Center. Chi-square was the statistical analysis used.
Results. This study revealed the following results: (1) Parents agreed that the role of the junior-academy principal should include forty-eight of the forty-nine role responsibilities listed on the questionnaire. (2) The top three role responsibilities parents expected the junior-academy principal to perform were: (a) Promote unity among teachers; (b) Gain and maintain constituency confidence; (c) Hold personal conferences with teachers; (3) Of the seven areas of administrative responsibility identified, student personnel was ranked highest and spiritual leadership lowest. (4) There was a significant difference between parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role in relation to eight demographic and personal variables.
Conclusions. Based upon the results of the study, these conclusions were made: (1) Parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role were similar to the expectations for that role as published in Seventh-day Adventist educational literature, and as expressed by Lake Union educational administrators. (2) There seems to be a relationship between parents' perceptions of the junior-academy principal's role and certain demographic and personal variables. (3) Parents regarded developing a good principal-parent relationship and a healthy principal-staff relationship as very important areas of administrative responsibility. (4) Parents regarded spiritual leadership the least important area of administrative responsibility.
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