{"id":{"repo_id":"central-wash","oai_identifier":"oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1254"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/central-wash/oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1254","repository":{"repo_id":"central-wash","name":"Central Washington University","base_url":"https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/do/oai/"},"display":{"title":"A Study of the Academic and Professional Preparation of the Public School Superintendents in the State of Washington","abstract":"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.","abstract_html":"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.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Nelson, James R."],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Education (MEd)","degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":"Education","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["J. Wesley Crum","Emil E. Samuelson","Edward K. Erickson"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":1960,"date_issued":"1960-08-01T07:00:00Z","date_published":"1960-08-01T07:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T01:36:42Z","subjects":["Education","School superintendents","Washington (State)","Educational Administration and Supervision","Educational Leadership"],"languages":["English"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/241","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["J. Wesley Crum","Emil E. Samuelson","Edward K. Erickson"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Nelson, James R."]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2016-05-02T07:00:00Z"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Text"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Education"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Education (MEd)"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Education","School superintendents","Washington (State)","Educational Administration and Supervision","Educational Leadership"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["English"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/241"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["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."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["A Study of the Academic and Professional Preparation of the Public School Superintendents in the State of Washington"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["J. Wesley Crum","Emil E. Samuelson","Edward K. Erickson"],"dc:creator":["Nelson, James R."],"dc:date.available":["2016-05-02T07:00:00Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["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."],"dc:identifier":["https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/241"],"dc:language":["English"],"dc:subject":["Education","School superintendents","Washington (State)","Educational Administration and Supervision","Educational Leadership"],"dc:title":["A Study of the Academic and Professional Preparation of the Public School Superintendents in the State of Washington"],"dc:type":["Text"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Education"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Education (MEd)"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T01:36:42Z"}