Table A14.Percentage of public and private school principals by sex, by field of study for
bachelor's and higher degrees earned: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94
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Sex
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All Male Female
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Field of study 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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PUBLIC
Education areas
Early childhood 0.9 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.8 3.6 3.9
Elementary 40.8 39.6 39.3 33.6 30.4 29.3 62.8 61.2 58.1
Secondary 9.4 7.3 7.4 11.3 8.9 9.2 3.5 3.6 4.0
Subject area education
English 2.6 3.6 3.1 2.1 2.9 2.5 4.0 5.0 4.2
Industrial arts 2.3 1.8 1.7 3.0 2.6 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.1
Mathematics 1.7 2.6 2.3 2.0 3.3 3.0 0.5 0.9 0.8
Physical education 9.2 10.3 10.2 11.3 13.4 14.1 2.8 2.9 2.8
Science 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.8 2.6 0.8 0.5 0.8
Social studies 4.9 9.0 7.8 5.9 11.5 10.5 1.8 3.0 2.8
Home economics 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.8 1.8
Other 10.7 13.0 13.0 8.8 10.6 11.1 16.6 18.6 16.7
Special education 4.4 5.4 6.2 2.9 3.3 3.8 8.9 10.2 11.0
Curriculum and instruction 5.9 5.4 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.2 9.6 7.2 8.5
Educational administration 67.1 68.4 66.3 69.3 71.1 70.8 60.6 62.1 57.8
Educational psychology 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.7
Counseling and guidance 6.2 7.4 6.8 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.1 7.6 7.0
Noneducation areas
General
English 3.1 3.1 3.4 2.8 2.3 2.7 4.1 5.1 4.8
Mathematics 0.5 1.8 1.3 0.7 2.2 1.7 0.0 0.7 0.7
Agriculture 3.0 3.7 1.0
Military science 2.0 1.9 2.1
Psychology 1.8 2.5 1.8 2.7 1.9 2.1
Home economics 1.0 1.1 0.6
Religion, theology 0.4 1.6
Other 7.8 5.8 6.9 8.3 5.8 6.7 6.2 5.8 7.2
Foreign language 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.1 1.9 2.5
Natural science 5.7 4.1 3.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 1.5 2.0 1.8
Social science 14.0 10.0 10.0 16.2 12.1 12.0 7.3 5.1 6.3
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See footnote at end of table.
Table A14.Percentage of public and private school principals by sex, by field of study for
bachelor's and higher degrees earned: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94(continue)
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Sex
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All Male Female
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Field of study 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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PRIVATE
Education areas
Early childhood 2.5 2.9 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.2 4.1 5.5 4.2
Elementary 36.8 35.0 32.3 22.6 20.8 17.4 49.9 48.6 45.2
Secondary 5.8 4.3 6.5 6.5 5.6 9.0 5.2 2.9 4.3
Subject area education
English 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.5 1.5 2.3 3.9 4.8 4.3
Industrial arts
Mathematics 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.2 1.2 1.9 1.1
Physical education 2.2 1.9 3.4 3.3 3.0 5.6 1.2 0.9 1.5
Science 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.4 0.8
Social studies 2.1 4.9 4.7 3.0 5.8 6.3 1.3 4.1 3.3
Home economics
Other 10.4 14.1 12.6 9.0 15.4 11.7 11.6 12.8 13.4
Special education 6.4 5.7 5.8 4.1 3.3 3.3 8.5 8.0 7.9
Curriculum and instruction 2.6 3.5 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.2 3.8 2.7
Educational administration 27.8 28.6 28.5 29.6 28.3 30.7 26.2 28.8 26.6
Educational psychology 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.3
Counseling and guidance 2.3 3.1 2.5 2.6 3.4 2.8 2.1 2.7 2.2
Noneducation areas
General
English 6.3 4.4 5.0 5.6 3.9 5.0 7.0 4.9 5.0
Mathematics 2.0 1.8 2.4 1.7 1.8 1.8
Agriculture 2.8 3.0 2.6
Military science 3.7 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0
Psychology 2.7 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.7 4.2
Home economics 12.1 19.0 5.9
Religion, theology 7.2 5.2 12.2 8.2 2.5 2.5
Other 10.2 8.3 11.8 13.0 11.2 15.7 7.6 5.4 8.5
Foreign language 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 2.6 2.8 1.8
Natural science 2.6 3.6 3.2 3.3 4.5 4.8 2.0 2.7 1.8
Social science 13.7 10.9 9.1 17.6 13.5 10.8 10.1 8.3 7.7
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Too few cases for a reliable estimate.
NOTE: Multiple responses are possible because most principals have more than one degree.
Response options for fields of study varied slightly between 1987-88 and 1990-91 instruments.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, , Schools and
Staffing Survey: 1987-88 (School Administrator Questionnaire), 1990-91 (Public and Private School
Administrator Questionnaires), and 1993-94 (Public and Private School Principal Questionnaires).
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