Journal Articles
Assessing school principal candidates: Perspectives of the hiring superintendents
- Assessing school principal candidates: Perspectives of the hiring superintendents
- International Journal of Leadership in Education: Theory and Practice, 15(3), 331-349, 2012
- Routledge
- 2012
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- Hong Kong
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- 1997.7 onwards
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- Secondary Education
- This paper examines the criteria used by recruiting bodies to assess potential candidates for the post of principal of a secondary school in Hong Kong. A quantitative methodology is used to identify what recruiters seek in applicants. The expectations that recruiters have when assessing applicants can be seen as a form of proxy for the elements they consider would constitute a successful principal. Data were collected from school superintendents who had served as selection panel members. The findings confirm a four-factor set of expectations sought from applicants; these are Generic Managerial Skills; Communication and Presentation Skills; Knowledge and Experience; and Religious Value Orientation. The diversity of the backgrounds of the school superintendents was also explored. An understanding of the selection criteria may inform policy-makers and practitioners and improve the selection of candidates.[Copyright of International Journal of Leadership in Education: Theory and Practice is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2011.617838 ]
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- English
- Journal Articles
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- 13603124
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/47697c0f
- 2014-01-18
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