Abstract
Graduate students from a southern state were surveyed to analyze their motivations for pursuing a degree in educational administration. The researchers also examined whether there were differences in the reported motivations based on race. According to NCES (2003-2004) only 10.6% of all public school principals were African American while 16.8% of the students they served were of the same race. Understanding that African Americans are underrepresented in school leadership positions as compared to their Caucasian counterparts, the researchers sought to explore whether Caucasians were encouraged to pursue school leadership credentials more often than African Americans. Statistical analysis revealed no significance in the responses of the participants based on race. However, through analyzing motivating factors by age, it was determined that participants between the ages of 20-29, as compared to participants between the ages of 40-49, were far more likely to report that they were pursing a degree in educational administration because they felt that they could do a better job than their current administrators.
Date Created
January 2017
STARS Citation
Labat, Myron; Eadens, Daniel; Labat, Cherie; and Eadens, Danielle, "Motivational factors for pursuing degrees in educational administration." (2017). EGS Content. 209.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/egs_content/209
https://works.bepress.com/daniel-eadens/10/download/
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Educational Leadership Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons