On the Independence of Consideration and Initiating Structure: A Factor Analysis of the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-434
Author(s):  
Joseph C. Bledsoe ◽  
Sidney E. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Public School ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Leader Behavior ◽  
School Superintendents ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Public School Superintendents ◽  
Initiating Structure ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Behavior Description

A factor analysis of responses from 136 Georgia public school superintendents to the short-form Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire yielded a single factor, Global Perceptions of Leader Behavior, instead of the usual two factors, Consideration and Initiating Structure. This factor accounted for 41.1% of the variance. The two factors were correlated .69. Plausible interpretations of the nonindependence for this population were discussed.

Job Satisfaction of School Superintendents as Related to Perceptions of Leader's Behavior

1978 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney E. Brown ◽  
Joseph C. Bledsoe
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public School ◽  
Leader Behavior ◽  
School Superintendents ◽  
General Satisfaction ◽  
Public School Superintendents ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Initiating Structure ◽  
Situational Variables ◽  
Behavior Description

Four personal and situational variables and the Consideration and Initiating Structure variables of the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire were used to predict three indices of Job Satisfaction of 136 Georgia public school superintendents. Method of selection and Consideration were reliable predictors, with appointed superintendents reporting more satisfaction than elected ones. Correlations were relatively low with variance accounted for by independent variables only .045, .103, and .062 for Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and General Satisfaction, respectively.

Factor Structure of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire

1977 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 301-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph C. Bledsoe ◽  
Sidney E. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Public School ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Short Form ◽  
School Superintendents ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Public School Superintendents ◽  
Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Item Scale

A factor analysis of responses from 136 Georgia public school superintendents to the short form Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, a 20-item scale, yielded a single factor, General Satisfaction, accounting for 43.5% of the variance. For this population Intrinsic Satisfaction and Extrinsic Satisfaction were correlated .74 and were apparently not distinctive factors.

Physiologic Model of Oropharyngeal Swallowing Revisited

2005 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie Martin-Harris ◽  
Yvonne Michel ◽  
Donald O. Castell
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Phase Structure ◽  
The Other ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Normal Individuals ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Physiologic Model

Objective: The purposes of this investigation were to determine whether the temporal onsets of swallow events segment into oral and pharyngeal phases, to test the interdependence of temporal onsets of swallow events, and to determine the influence of age on total swallow duration. Study Design and Setting: The onsets of swallowing and respiratory measures were studied in 76 healthy normal individuals. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a 2-factor solution but did not support the hypothesized 2-phase structure (ie, oral and pharyngeal). Two of the onsets, apnea onset and apnea offset, formed a single factor that explained 12.6% of the variation among the 11 onset times. The other 9 onsets formed a second factor that explained 66.4% of the variation. Age accounted for modest variation in total swallow duration. Conclusions: The two factors, oropharyngeal and respiratory, explained 79% of the variation among the 11 onset times. Significance: This finding speaks to the overlap between the initiation of oral and pharyngeal components of swallowing in adults and highlights the artificiality of separating the swallowing continuum into isolated phases.

School-Press Relations and Freedom of Access

1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Lowell Frazier
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Working Relationship ◽  
School Superintendents ◽  
Public School Superintendents ◽  
The Press ◽  
Coverage Problems

Opinions of public school superintendents and education reporters about freedom of access and their working relationship were examined to identify possible news coverage problems. Most superintendents were found not to agree that the press has a right to free access to public school information and personnel. Results suggest relations could be improved by enhancing access and contact.

School Superintendents’ Choices of Professional Periodicals

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Russell Mayo ◽  
Perry A. Zirkel
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Public School ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Education Leadership ◽  
School Administrator ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
School Superintendents ◽  
Practical Utility ◽  
Public School Superintendents ◽  
Actual Usage

In this national survey of public school superintendents, respondents indicated the “best” and the most read from a list of 34 periodicals in education leadership. Their top choices for both highest quality and most read were, in order, Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, School Administrator, and American School Board Journal. Their primary criterion for selecting these journals was practical utility, not refereed scholarship. Therefore, professors who conduct research and publish it solely in journals perceived as unfamiliar to practitioners are, at least in the field of education leadership, missing a broader audience and direct influence on practice. Additionally, other education periodicals were not ranked often, but at least one periodical outside of education— Newsweek—ranked second only to Educational Leadership, among the responding superintendents for actual usage.

Taking Items Out of Context: Dimensional Shifts with the Short Form of the Beck Depression Inventory

1979 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 569-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
David John Berndt
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
The Other ◽  
Form Analysis ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Long Form ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Different Dimensions

Two samples of students completed the short form of the Beck Depression Inventory under different conditions. One sample completed the items embedded within the full scale, while the other sample completed only the items in the short form. Identical methods of factor analysis produced different factor patterns for the two samples. For the embedded items, three interpretable factors were derived, and the first two factors resembled results of previous analyses of the long form. Analysis of the other sample produced three new factors, indicating that the short form may be measuring different dimensions than the long form.

Factor Analysis of the Developmental Test of Visual Perception Performance of Educable Mental Retardates

1968 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Visual Perception ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Developmental Test ◽  
Total Test

36 educable mental retardates were administered the Developmental Test of Visual Perception. A factor analysis of the 5 subtest and total test scores yielded a single factor. This differed from the two factors extracted in a study of normal children. The rationale for the single factor with educable mental retardates is discussed.

scholarly journals Public school superintendents and the perceived impact of ethics training, professional experience and professional codes of ethics on ethical decision making : a multiple case study

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Terry C. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public School ◽  
Ethics Education ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
School Superintendents ◽  
Public School Superintendents ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics

The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the decision making processes of public school superintendents and to identify those factors that influenced decision making. Ethics education/training, professional experience and professional codes of ethics were considered as possible influencing factors. Thus, this study sought to answer how superintendents' perceive ethics education/training and professional experience influence their ethical decision making. This research further examined the use or non-use of professional codes of ethics by public school superintendents and the perceived impact these codes have on administrative decision making. This study collected data from 10 public school superintendents throughout nine regions in Missouri. Superintendents were recruited based on variety in school district size and type. Both male and female superintendents participated in the study. Research data was obtained via personal interview with the participants. Findings concluded that professional experience was by far the greatest perceived influence on study superintendents' decision making. In contrast, both ethics education/training and professional codes of ethics had little, if any, perceived impact on the ethical decision making processes of study superintendents.

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