TY - JOUR
T1 - "Circumstance and proper timing"
T2 - Context and the construction of a standards framework for school principals' performance
AU - Louden, William
AU - Wildy, Helen
PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - Professional standards for school principals have been developed in many jurisdictions in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom in recent years. Typically, these standards frameworks describe an ideal performance in a generalized context. This article describes an alternative method of developing a standards framework, combining qualitative vignettes with probabilistic measurement techniques to provide essential or ideal qualities of performance with contextually rich descriptions of variations in performance. The article provides an empirically grounded basis for the (future) development of performance assessments against the framework.
AB - Professional standards for school principals have been developed in many jurisdictions in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom in recent years. Typically, these standards frameworks describe an ideal performance in a generalized context. This article describes an alternative method of developing a standards framework, combining qualitative vignettes with probabilistic measurement techniques to provide essential or ideal qualities of performance with contextually rich descriptions of variations in performance. The article provides an empirically grounded basis for the (future) development of performance assessments against the framework.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0002310736&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/00131619921968617
DO - 10.1177/00131619921968617
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0002310736
VL - 35
SP - 398
EP - 422
JO - Educational Administration Quarterly
JF - Educational Administration Quarterly
SN - 0013-161X
IS - 3
ER -