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An Exploratory Study of the Academic Optimism of Principals

Schrepfer-Tarter, Amy
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366045511

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2013, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, EDU Policy and Leadership.
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.
Wayne Hoy (Advisor)
141 p.
Education

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  • Schrepfer-Tarter, A. (2013). An Exploratory Study of the Academic Optimism of Principals [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366045511

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Schrepfer-Tarter, Amy. An Exploratory Study of the Academic Optimism of Principals. 2013. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366045511.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Schrepfer-Tarter, Amy. "An Exploratory Study of the Academic Optimism of Principals." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366045511

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