Open AccessPrincipal's Evaluation of School librarians: A Study of Strategic and Nonstrategic Evidence-based Approaches
Author(s) -
Nancy Everhart
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw6972
Subject(s) - principal (computer security) , psychology , strategic planning , public relations , school library , pedagogy , political science , business , computer science , marketing , operating system , world wide web
Principals have a range of strategic and nonstrategic approaches available to them that they could potentially employ to gather evidence to evaluate school ibrarians. This study surveyed principals on how frequently they used each of these possible forms of evidence. Results show that principals are proactive, deliberate, and strategic in seeking the evidence they use to evaluate their school librarians. They are more likely to use their own observations, interviews, and data analysis than to rely on evidence provided to them by the school librarian, particularly in the form of reports.