An examination of rural Iowa secondary school principals' self-efficacy and other related factors for meeting the needs of students at risk of school failure

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examination of rural Iowa secondary school principals' self-efficacy and other related factors for meeting the needs of students at risk of school failure " (1994). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 10753. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/10753 INFORMATION TO USERSThis manuscript has been reproduced from the microfihn master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from ai^ type of computer printer.The quality of this reproduction is d^iendent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and in^oper alignment can adversely affect reproduction.In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion.Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are reproduced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand comer and continuing from left to ri^t in equal sections with small overly. Each original is also photographed in one exposure and is included in reduced form at the back of the book.Photogr^hs included in the original manuscript have been reproduced xerographically in this copy. Higher quality 6" x 9" black and white photographic prints are available for ai^ photographs or illustrations £^ypearing in this copy for an additional diarge. Contact UMI directly to order. Table 2. Cronbach Coefficient Alphas for self-efficacy, problem acceptance, preparedness, student potential orientation, responsibility acceptance and willingness to change 40 Table 3. Demographic information of participating rural Iowa secondary school principals 41 Table 4. Composite mean scores, standard deviations, and percentages for self-efficacy, problem acceptance, preparedness, student potential orientation, responsibility acceptance, and willingness to change 48 Table 5. Item means, standard deviations, and percentages for self-efficacy 49 Table 6. Item means, standard deviations, and percentages for problem acceptance 50 Table 7. Item means, standard deviations, and percentages for preparedness 51 Table 8. Item means, standard deviations, and percentages for student potential orientation 52 Table 9. Item means, standard deviations and percentages for responsibility acceptance 53 Table 10. Item means, standard deviations, and percentages for willingness to change 54 Table 11. Principals' preparedness, self-efficacy, problem acceptance, student potential orientation, responsibility acceptance, and willingness to change, by age classifications of principals 57 Table 12. Principals' preparedness, self-efficacy, problem acceptance, student potential orientation, responsibility acceptance, and willingness to change, by male and female principals 59 Table 13. Principals' preparedness, self-efficacy, problem acceptance, student potential...