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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED331174 AUTHOR: Mertz, Norma T.; McNeely, Sonja R.
TITLE: Administrative Certification Motivation and Career
Expectations: A Study of Students of Educational
Administration.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1990
NOTE: 19 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Mid-South Educational Research Association (New Orleans,
LA,November 1990).
ABSTRACT: The motivations and career expectations of
educational administration students are explored in this
study. Methodology involved the administration of
questionnaires to all 57 students enrolled in an
administrator preparation program. Findings indicate that
the largest number, although not a majority, cited the
achievement of credentials as the major motivating factor
for enrolling in the program and that program enrollment is
related to students' expectations of becoming
administrators. Overall, males and females shared similar
expectations and motivations; however, students under 30
years old held higher expectations of becoming
administrators than did those over 30. Race was discarded
as a separate variable of analysis. A recommendation is
made for further study of the situation, in view of the
lack of available educational administrative positions and
growing job pool applicants. Two tables and one figure are
included. (9 references) (LMI)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Administrator-Qualifications; Elementary
Secondary-Education; Higher-Education; Management
Development; Motivation-; Professional-Education
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Administrator-Education; *Career-Choice;
*Certification-; *Graduate-Students; *Occupational
Aspiration
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