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The Thinning Ranks of Rural School Administration: The Principalship in Trouble.
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Muse, Ivan D.; Thomas, Gloria Jean – Rural Educator, 1991
Addresses the shortage of competent applicants for rural principalships. Options for hiring includes (1) selection of principals from outside the rural district; or (2) preappointment of in-district candidates. Describes demographics of typical rural principals and the failings of university training programs. Suggests strategies to address the…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Elementary Secondary Education