Learner Perceptions of a Clinical Training Component for School Administrators

Abstract

Viewing school administrators as learners, the purpose of this investigation was to assess the relationship between learner perceptions of differential training systems and role and performance in school administration. The findings suggest that school administrators view problem solving as an important descriptor of role and performance and that clinical training experiences may be at least as relevant or more relevant to the process of school problem solving and administration than more traditional training experiences. A perceived inverse relationship between the relative hinderance (paperwork) level of instructional media and relevance to practice was noted. School administrators saw other administrators and their professional staff as being at least as relevant to performance in a clinical setting as the training component's instructional staff.

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