Constructing Indicators of Principals Selection in Elementary Schools

• Main Authors: Su-Chiu Chen, 陳素秋
• Other Authors: Chengta Wu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2001
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50834833285106973044

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 教育政策與行政研究所 === 89 === Constructing Indicators of Principals Selection in Elementary Schools Su-Chiu Chen Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the indicators of elementary school principal selection, and obtain the relative weight among those indicators by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Then, we can understand the relative importance of indicators, which can be main reference while putting elementary school principal selection into practice. Firstly, the study collects all the possible indicators of elementary school principal selection by literature review, and makes use of questionnaire method to obtain and integrate opinions of scholars and specialists. By doing this feasible indicators of elementary school selection are determined, then the researcher applies Team Expert Choice software to judge the relative weight among indicators, at length completes the construction of “system of indicators’ weight of elementary school principal selection”. “Indicators of elementary school principal selection” constructed by the research consists of four categories and under each categories are three indicators. The relative weight of each category and indicator can be presented as follows: 1.The first level indictors include “public affairs skill” (28.5%), “individual leadership capability” (37.1%), “personnel management skill” (14.6%), and “organizational operation skill” (19.7%). 2.The second level indicators subordinate to “public affairs skill” include “team leadership”(49%), “interrelationship” (26.3%), and “ personal traits” (24.7%). 3.The second level indicators subordinate to “ individual leadership capability” include “ administrational reform” (31.2%), “vision management” (33.1%), and “continuous improvement” (35.7%). 4.The second level indicators subordinate to “ personnel management skill” include “accountability management” (39.6%), “staff encouragement” (38%), and “customer orientation” (22.4%). 5.The second level indicators subordinate to “organizational operation skill” include “ culture heritage” (16.2%), “systematic planning”(38.2%), and “integrative management”(45.6%). 6.Under the second level indicators there are 46 indicators of the third level in total. According to the result of weight order of third level indicators, the indicators of much more importance from the highest to the lowest include encourage staffs’ morale effectively (4.6%), enthusiastic attitude toward education profession (4.4%), establish vision (4.1%), decision shared by staff (4.1%), effective conflict resolution (3.9%), develop schools’ characteristics (3.8%), far-sightedness (3.8%), understand the school affairs thoroughly (3.6%), the capability of life-long learning (3.3%), devotion to promote administration efficiency (3.3%), develop teaching environment of high quality (3.1%), and attain organizational goal and satisfy staff needs (3.0%). Based on the result of study, the paper concludes by providing suggestions as reference: 1.Suggestion for the Educational Administration Institution: (a)Apply “the weight system of indicators of elementary school principal selection”, to carry out the elementary school principal selection. (b)Plan the guidebook of normative role of principal in detail, and identify the content of detailed indicators of school principal selection. (c)The indicators scale of elementary school principal selection should estab -lish the arrangement of weight. (d)The principal selection system should establish the relative method to make things better. 2.Suggestion for the candidate of principal selection: (a)Enrich the competence and skill aggressively and build the image of profession. (b)Value individual leadership competence and skill. 3.Suggestion for further research: (a)The body of research should be enlarged to analyze the difference. (b)The interview method can be applied in research design to raise the quality of research. Keywords: principals selection, education indicators, Analytic Hierarchy Process