The Development and Validation of a Measure of Administrator Decision-Making in Student Discipline

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dc.contributor.advisorBullis, Michael
dc.contributor.authorKahn, Joshua
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-06T21:57:48Z
dc.date.available2018-09-06T21:57:48Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-06
dc.description.abstractThe art and success of being a competent school administrator relies in large part on the ability to make decisions that address problems effectively, equitably, and efficiently. Despite the importance of this skill, there is a dearth of psychometrically-sound, quantitative measures that focus on school-based administrators (i.e., principals and asst. principals) and the decisions they make. To fill this gap, this study developed and validated a constructed response measure of Administrator Decision-Making in Student Discipline (ADMin-SD). ADMin-SD was developed and validated in three iterative phases: examining the content validity of the items, followed by pilot testing them, and concluding with a field test. The instrument demonstrates adequate reliability and moderate discriminant validity. Implications for researchers include having a tool to conduct future studies of administrator decision-making. As ADMin-SD collects qualitative data and transforms it into quantitative scores, both qualitative and quantitative studies can be conducted. Practitioners have a measurement tool that can help guide instructors of administrative licensure programs in their development of instructional units on decision-making skills. Further, districts and states can identify who is a strong decision-maker in student discipline situations and who needs further professional development.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/23761
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
dc.subjectAdministrative licensureen_US
dc.subjectDecision makingen_US
dc.subjectEducational assessmenten_US
dc.subjectEducational leadershipen_US
dc.subjectLeadership assessmenten_US
dc.subjectProblem solvingen_US
dc.titleThe Development and Validation of a Measure of Administrator Decision-Making in Student Discipline
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D.

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