An Exploratory Study of the Academic Optimism of Principals

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Main Author:	Schrepfer-Tarter, Amy
Language:	English
Published:	The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2013
Subjects:	Education
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366045511

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13660455112021-08-03T05:22:06Z An Exploratory Study of the Academic Optimism of Principals Schrepfer-Tarter, Amy Education Academic optimism of the principal is a construct comprised of trust in teachers, self-efficacy of the principal, and principal’s academic emphasis. Academic optimism has been demonstrated at both the organizational and teacher levels, but research concerning principal’s academic optimism is only beginning to be explored.The current inquiry began with a pilot study to develop a usable measure of academic optimism of principals. The pilot study resulted in a preliminary measure, which was further refined to create the scale used in this analysis. Both the validity and predictors of the construct and the scale were examined in this study to confirm the components of academic optimism of the principal. Then the focus shifted to examining what positive predictors contribute to forming principal’s academic optimism. The measure of academic optimism of principals was refined and tested on a national sample of 158 principals. Five predictor variables were examined: dispositional optimism, life satisfaction, grit, zest, and explanatory style. These variables had a strong basis of research in the positive psychology literature and had strong theoretical implications for academic optimism of principals. Of the predictor variables, grit, zest, and explanatory style were found to be significant predictors of principal’s academic optimism. 2013-08-09 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366045511 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366045511 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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An Exploratory Study of the Academic Optimism of Principals

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