Date of Award
Spring 1977
Document Type
Dissertation - Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Bogenschield, Erika, G.
Second Advisor
Ivanoff, John
Third Advisor
DeRoche, Edward
Abstract
Evaluation of teaching by principals is required and expected in most if not all public school districts, and one of its commonly accepted purposes is to foster professional growth. An assumption in this study is that professional growth is more likely to occur if the teacher is positively motivated, and that this positive motivation is more likely to be present if there is consensus between principal and teacher rather than conflict. Examination of the conflict/consensus conditions, therefore, would seem to be one method of gaining further insight into the complexities, and perhaps frustrations, of the teacher evaluation process...