A study on the relationship of elementary school principal’s professional competence and the school’s effectiveness—Samples from the Elementary Schools in Changhua County

• Main Authors: Wu, Ching-Tang, 吳慶堂
• Other Authors: 蔡榮貴
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54562158639682593138

碩士 === 國立嘉義大學 === 國民教育研究所 === 95 === A study on the relationship of elementary school principal’s professional competence and the school’s effectiveness—Samples from the Elementary Schools in Changhua County By wu, Ching-Tang National Chiayi University, 2007 Abstract This study aimed to explore the relationship between elementary school principals’ professional competence and the schools’ effectiveness. Using a questionnaire survey method, 321 subjects were selected for the study. Two kinds of questionnaires: “Principals’ professional competence questionnaire” and “schools’ effectiveness questionnaire” were used to collect the data. The data then were analyzed by “t-test”, “one way ANOVA”, “Pearson’s product-moment correlation” and “multi-stepwise regression analysis” The results of the study were as follows: 1. The awareness of the elementary school principals’ professional competence was satisfied, where the highest score was “resource management and application dimension”, and the “curriculum and teaching dimension” was the most dissatisfied. 2. The score of the elementary school’s effectiveness of Changhua County is the highest of them is the principal’s leadership dimension. 3. There is no significant difference between gender and the awareness of the principal’s professional competence as well as the school’s effectiveness. 4. There is a significant difference between age and the awareness of the principal’s professional competence as well as the school’s effectiveness. 5. There is a significant difference between duty and the awareness of the principal’s professional competence as well as the school’s effectiveness. 6. There is a significant difference between school history and the awareness of the principal’s professional competence as well as the school’s effectiveness. 7. There is a significant difference between school size and the school’s effectiveness. 8. The better professional competence of the principal was the more effective the school would be. 9. The most powerful predictor for school’s effectiveness is the administrative management dimension According to the results, some implication on educational administration, elementary school principals and the future researches were suggested at the end of the paper. Key word：Professional competence, Schools’ effectiveness