Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1987

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Kerensky, Vasil M.

Abstract

The Broward County, Florida school district has implemented an intern principal program for training new principals. One area of concern regarding the intern principal program is the process used for selecting mentors for intern principals. Toward generating a model for choosing mentors, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between six clusters of principal competencies and five clusters of mentoring traits. The relationship between the competencies and mentoring traits was examined to determine the degree to which it is possible to predict each mentoring trait cluster from ratings on the six principal competency clusters. The sample for this study was 91 principals in the Broward County, Florida public schools. The instrument used was the Mentor Identification Instrument which asked the sample to rate someone who had significantly influenced their career on the principal competencies and the mentoring traits. A Likert type scale was used. Canonical correlation indicated a significantly high degree of multivariate overlap between the principal competencies and the mentoring traits. Multiple regression showed that the principal competencies were highly predictive of each mentoring trait cluster. Further analysis yielded models that classified mentors and non-mentors with more than 80% cross-validated accuracy. Recommendations regarding the implementation of these selection models are included.

Extent

121 p.

Comments

Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1987.|College of Education|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1987.

Identifier

FADT11893

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