Professional attractiveness, inside sponsorship, and perceived paternalism as predictors of upward mobility of public school superintendents

This study investigated the variation in rate of upward mobility among public school superintendents. An explanation for that variation was provided in a theory which involved upward mobility as a function of professional attractiveness and inside sponsorship operating in a perceived paternalistic environment. Attractiveness variables included in the theory were categorized as physical, attitudinal, technical, or political. The sample consisted of 427 educational administrators, 294 superintendents, and 133 non-superintendents. A total of 251, 172 superintendents and 79 non-superintendents, or 59 percent participated in the study. Data were collected by mail return of the Questionnaire for Career Development of Educational Administrators within which four instruments were contained. The Modified Career Orientations Survey, Educational Work Components Study, Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-- Behavior, and Background Information Form measured the professional attractiveness variables, inside sponsorship, and perceived paternalism. Data were analyzed using multiple regression and discriminant analysis.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Administration

Department dc:contributor.department

Educational Administration

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1983

Author dc:creator

• Fuqua, Ann Bailey

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/101283

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/101283