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An Investigation into the Professional Development Needs of Urban Principals and Their Perceptions of the Potential of Online Professional Development

HARPER, ROBERT E., Jr.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212161808

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2008, EdD, University of Cincinnati, Education : Urban Educational Leadership.
This research was a descriptive quantitative study which used the new Ohio Principal Standards and a literature matrix for the purpose of investigating the professional development needs of urban principals in the State of Ohio and their perceptions of the value of online professional development. This study focused on three research questions.1. What are the professional development needs of practicing urban principals in Ohio? 2. What potential value do practicing urban principals see in the benefits of online learning experiences? 3. What potential value do urban principals see in an array of various online learning strategies? An electronic survey was sent to 493 urban principals in the eight largest urban school districts in the State of Ohio. Forty-nine surveys were completed. The survey instrument was tested for validity, reliability and usability. The conclusions of this study are: 1. Urban principals have multiple professional development needs which are consistent with the literature. 2. All respondents rated Importance mean scores higher than Proficiency on all survey items related to the elements of the Ohio Principal Standards. 3. The Ohio Standards for Principals, at least by the perception of urban principals and this researcher, accurately address the performance expectations for principals. 4. The lowest rated potential value of online learning dealt with collaboration and all of the online delivery items were rated in order from with collaborative methods being the lowest rated items. 5. The highest rated potential value of online professional development by urban principals was, Online learning provides access to professional development which might not otherwise be available. 6. The literature already describes the potential benefits of online learning, but it is evident from the data collected for research questions two and three that urban principals do not fully understand or see the potential value of online learning or the wide array of online delivery methods. The findings of this study hold implications for urban principals, urban school districts, institutions of higher education, providers of professional development, professional organizations and state education agencies on how to better meet the professional development needs of practicing urban principals utilizing online professional development.
Nancy A. Evers, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Beverly J. Eby, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
James W. Koschoreck, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Ann M. Millacci, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
164 p.
Education
Urban Principals; Professional Development; Online

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  • HARPER, Jr., R. E. (2008). An Investigation into the Professional Development Needs of Urban Principals and Their Perceptions of the Potential of Online Professional Development [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212161808

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • HARPER, Jr., ROBERT. An Investigation into the Professional Development Needs of Urban Principals and Their Perceptions of the Potential of Online Professional Development. 2008. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212161808.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • HARPER, Jr., ROBERT. "An Investigation into the Professional Development Needs of Urban Principals and Their Perceptions of the Potential of Online Professional Development." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212161808

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