Date of Award
11-22-2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
First Advisor
Joseph Nichols
Committee Members
Annette Hux; Joan Henley; Joseph Nichols; Roy Lee Aldridge
Call Number
LD 251 .A566d 2018 W45
Abstract
This qualitative study examined the perceptions of first-year principals toward Arkansas’ Beginning Administrator Mentoring Program. The study sample included seventeen first-year principals from the 2017-2018 school year. Semi-structured interviews were used to draw conclusions and to make recommendations for state agencies, superintendents, and universities wanting to implement or to make improvements to their beginning building-level leader preparation programs. Prior research confirmed the following findings from the study: 1) Mentoring support for novice principals is critical to first-year building-level leadership; 2) Additional learning opportunities are needed for novice principals during their first year as building-level leaders; and 3) Preparation needs do exist for first-year principals upon completion of university-based Educational Leadership Programs of Study.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
White, Sharesa, "The Perceptions of the Value of Arkansas’ Beginning Administrator Mentoring Program Among First-Year Principals" (2018). Student Theses and Dissertations. 471.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/471
