Journal article
Questioning the Use of Outcome Measures to Evaluate Principal Preparation Programs
Leadership and policy in schools, Vol.17(2), pp.167-188
04/03/2018
DOI: 10.1080/15700763.2016.1270332
Abstract
Policymakers are proposing the use of outcome measures as indicators of effective principal preparation programs. The three most common metrics recommended are: (1) graduates' effectiveness in improving student achievement test scores, (2) graduate job placement rates, and (3) principal job retention once employed. This article explores the use of these three measures as indicators of program effectiveness by reviewing existing empirical research, employing program evaluation methodology to review potential approaches, and applying program evaluation standards to the evaluation effort. We conclude that the effort to evaluate principal preparation programs using these outcome measures is far less accurate than policymakers assume.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Questioning the Use of Outcome Measures to Evaluate Principal Preparation Programs
- Creators
- Ed Fuller - Pennsylvania State UniversityLiz Hollingworth - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Leadership and policy in schools, Vol.17(2), pp.167-188
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/15700763.2016.1270332
- ISSN
- 1570-0763
- eISSN
- 1744-5043
- Number of pages
- 22
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/03/2018
- Academic Unit
- Educational Policy and Leadership Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984372054702771
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