A survey and comparative analysis of evaluation programs for principals in fifty-eight North Carolina administrative units and thirty-six states

The purpose of the study was to survey and analyze principal evaluation programs for the years 1979-1981. The evaluation characteristics analyzed came from the evaluation instruments. The general areas examined were evaluation philosophy, purpose, procedures, methods and frequency; items and criteria of evaluation; the effect of student population and student expenditures on principal evaluation programs. The information was obtained by sending survey letters to one hundred forty-four North Carolina administrative units and fifty state departments of public instruction in 1979. Information from the evaluation programs was presented in tabular form and percentages for the data included in the study