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A study of time management use and preferred time management practices of middle and secondary school principals in selected Southern states.
The primary focus of this study was to determine whether principals in 3 Southern states employ similar management practices, whether secondary and middle school principals from all 3 states (as separate groups) employ similar time management practices, and whether principals as a collective group are using the time management practices that they would prefer to use.; A time management rating scale instrument (Likert-type) was mailed to 400 middle and secondary level principals in the states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. A stratified random sampling method was used to select the participants. The return rate was 52%. Participants were asked to identify on the instrument the degree to which they use time management practices and which practices they prefer to use. The data were used to test 5 null hypotheses and 1 research question.; Percentages and frequencies were used to analyze the demographic data of the participants. Analysis of variance was used to analyze the time management practices among the 3 participating states. Time management practices among the principals from the 3 states accounted for a statistically significant difference. The principals utilized time management practices from the instrument in different ways. t tests were used to analyze the time management practices of middle and secondary school principals within each state. The data yielded no significant difference in the time management practices of middle and secondary level principals within the states. Paired sample statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to analyze practices principals employ and practices they prefer to use.; Several recommendations were made for future research, some of which include the following: (1) A national study that compares the relationship of administrators' success as leaders to time management practices they employ should be conducted. (2) A study that uses superintendents as subjects should be conducted. This study should examine the perceptions of staff assistants and secretaries regarding the time management practices of their superintendents. (3) A study that compares the time management practices of school principals to administrators in business and government should be completed.
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