Parental Involvement Predictors of Academic Success: a Review of the Nces 2007 Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey
Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Since its inception in 1837, the school superintendency has been the focus of significant \nattention from the educational research community. Superintendents face a wide spectrum of \nresponsibilities that can challenge even the most prepared individuals. Fewer candidates are \nseeking the superintendency and the turnover rate for those already in the field is perceived by \nsuperintendents to be of concern. Stress associated with the superintendency has been shown to \nbe a contributing factor to this turnover. \nThis study investigated the alignment between personal and environmental factors and \nstress management of superintendents. Understanding the relationship between personal and \nenvironmental factors and superintendent stress, specifically the ability to predict this stress by \nevaluating the personal and environmental factors, is a first step in decreasing stress and \nextending superintendent tenure. The framework of this study is based upon the concept of \nperson-environment fit (P-E fit), which has been widely studied as a means for conceptualizing \norganizational behavior, organizational psychology, and human resource management. This \nstudy uses a quantitative approach and survey research methodology with a postpositivistic \ntheoretical perspective. Participants in this research study were 992 practicing superintendents in \nthe Midwest. \nFive new superintendent stress constructs – board-relations stress, task-based stress, \nexpectation-based stress, resource-management stress, and self-efficacy stress – were identified \nthrough a factor analysis. Hierarchical regression analysis results indicated that both personal \nand environmental factors predict frequency of superintendent stress. Implications for aspiring \nand practicing superintendents, superintendent preparatory programs, and superintendent support \nsystems are discussed.
Source: BIA (Drake University)
Author: James G. Bieschke
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2139337188