The major purpose of this study was to reestablish the framework for the role of effective school principal and to analyze difference in the performance level of principal. The specific purposes were as follows:
First, the study reviewed the previous...
The major purpose of this study was to reestablish the framework for the role of effective school principal and to analyze difference in the performance level of principal. The specific purposes were as follows:
First, the study reviewed the previous related research thoroughly on the role of effective school principal in order to establish the framework of the major role of principal.
Second, the study analyzed the difference of the teacher's perception by school, school location, class size, career level, position, and gender on the current actual performance level of principal.
Third, the study analyzed the difference of the teacher's perception by school, school location, school size, career level, position, and gender on the desirable performance level of principal.
Fourth, the study identified the similarities and differentials by investigating the difference of the teacher's perception by school, school location, class size, career level, position, and gender on the current and desirable performance level of principal.
Fifth, the study explored the political and systematic strategy for effective principal's role in order to reconsider the effectiveness of school organization.
In order to achieve the above purposes, literature review, the analysis of work diary, interview with the principal, and field survey were used. The survey was conducted by means of questionnaire which consists of 40 items(five Likert scale) measuring the teacher's perception on the principal's diverse role. Considering school type, school location, school size, career level, and gender, teachers were selected by using stratified random sampling, resulting in 1,080 teachers. Among them, 869 teachers were used as final subjects. The subjects were asked to complete the questionnaire on the principal's roles and to return the completed questionnaire. The data was analyzed by means of descriptive statistics, t-test, and multivariate analysis of variance(MANOVA).
The major findings of the study were as follows:
First, the findings by review of literature showed that effective principal's roles were divided into five categories. The five types are planner/decision-maker, the manager of student affaires and institutions, controller/evaluator, supervisor, and mediator.
Second, It was found that teachers perceive on the current and desirable performance level on principal's five roles, differently, and they perceive that principals are performing their roles successfully like the manager of student affaires and institutions.
Third, It was also found that there is difference in teacher's perception of the performance level of principal's five desirable roles by school type, position, and career level.
Fourth, the findings indicated that there is difference in teacher's perception on the performance level of principal's role like planner/decision-maker by school type, position, and career level.
Fifth, the findings also indicated that there is difference in teacher's perception of the performance level of principal's role like the manager of student affaires and institutions by school type, position, and career level.
Sixth, the findings showed that there is difference in teacher's perception on the performance level of principal's role like controller/evaluator by school type, position, and career level.
Seventh, the findings indicated that there is difference in teacher's perception on the performance level of principal's role like supervisor by school type, position, and career level.
Eighth, the findings of the study indicated that there is difference in teacher's perception on the performance level of principal's role like mediator by school type, position, and career level.
Based on the results of this study, educational policies on the effective roles of school principal were discussed. Finally, the suggestions and recommendations were made in order to conduct further research on principal's roles.