Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table B25.-Mean ratings by public and private school principals regarding their influence
in establishing curriculum, hiring new teachers, and setting discipline policy,
by sex, race-ethnicity, and age: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94
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Activity area
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Establishing curriculum Hiring new teachers Setting discipline policy
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Principal characteristics 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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PUBLIC
Total 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01
Sex
Male 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02
Female 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.02
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.16 0.23 0.15 0.19 0.18 0.13 0.17 0.14 0.12
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.15 0.32 0.13 0.22 0.26 0.10 0.15 0.09 0.09
Black non-Hispanic 0.06 0.08 0.04 0.07 0.07 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.04
White non-Hispanic 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01
Hispanic 0.08 0.13 0.09 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.08 0.09 0.08
Age
Under 35 0.07 0.10 0.08 0.10 0.09 0.10 0.05 0.06 0.08
35-39 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.03
40-44 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.03
45-49 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02
50-54 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03
55 or over 0.03 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.04
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Table B25.-Mean ratings by public and private school principals regarding their influence
in establishing curriculum, hiring new teachers, and setting discipline policy,
by sex, race-ethnicity, and age: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94(continued)
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Activity area
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Establishing curriculum Hiring new teachers Setting discipline policy
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Principal characteristics 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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PRIVATE
Total 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02
Sex
Male 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03
Female 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.69 0.50 0.16 0.19 0.04 1.01 0.37 0.22 0.02
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.30 0.44 0.31 0.05 0.14 0.22 0.07 0.15 0.00
Black non-Hispanic 0.13 0.26 0.12 0.17 0.15 0.10 0.19 0.12 0.08
White non-Hispanic 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02
Hispanic 0.17 0.21 0.12 0.16 0.18 0.08 0.15 0.16 0.08
Age
Under 35 0.08 0.16 0.16 0.14 0.16 0.19 0.07 0.07 0.12
35-39 0.08 0.05 0.10 0.08 0.04 0.11 0.07 0.04 0.07
40-44 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.04 0.08 0.04 0.03
45-49 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.05 0.06 0.09 0.04
50-54 0.09 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.03
55 and over 0.06 0.08 0.06 0.09 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.03
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NOTE: Principals were asked to rate how much actual influence they had on each activity on a scale of 1 to 6, where 1
represented none and 6 represented a great deal. The 1993-94 questionnaires used a 0 to 5 scale, and 1993-94 scores in
this table have been adjusted to the 1 to 6 scale.
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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