Factors that Influence an Administrator's Decision to Seek Dismissal of Tenured Teachers
Issue Date
2011-05-31Author
Mitchell, Ronald J.
Publisher
University of Kansas
Format
75 pages
Type
Dissertation
Degree Level
Ed.D.
Discipline
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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The purpose of this study was to identify factors important in teacher termination decisions and to create and to test that model using survey responses for Missouri public administrators. The independent variables chosen were broken into five (5) scales: time commitment; teacher experience; structural support and policies; building climate; and, union support for the teacher. Multiple regression correlation was used to analyze the data and determine if any of the five factors were statistically significant predictors in an administrator's decision to dismiss poor tenured teachers. The study found two weak factors that influenced an administrator's decision to seek dismissal of a tenured teacher. Teacher experience and building climate were found to be related to the administrator's decision to seek dismissal. The overall model accounted for about four percent of the total variance.
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