Degree Name
Education Specialist (EdS)
Semester of Degree Completion
1993
Thesis Director
David E. Bartz
Abstract
This study focused on the amount of time principals spent on tasks related to instructional leadership. It was conducted between the months of January and May, 1989. The study examined differences in the amount of time that single-building principals spent on job-related tasks and the amount of time that dual-building principals spent on the same tasks. Tasks were categorized as either routine or related to instructional leadership. Data was obtained through the use of a survey which was mailed to principals selected from the east-central Illinois area. Principals were asked to estimate the amount of time they actually spent on various job-related tasks.
Both groups of respondents reported having difficulty spending a majority of their time on tasks related to instructional leadership. Only 36% of the single-building principals and 32% of the dual-building principals reported spending as much as 50% of their time on tasks related to instructional leadership. Careful consideration needs to be given when assigning principals extra duties or extra buildings to supervise if they are to be expected to spend a majority of their time providing instructional leadership. The use of a head teacher, delegation of routine duties to a secretary, and a decrease in the amount of extra assignments are possible ways to free up more time for a principal's instructional leadership role.
Recommended Citation
Diss, Terry, "A Field Experience: Dual-Building vs. Single-Building Principals: How They Spend Their Time" (1993). Masters Theses. 2093.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/2093
