You are here

FAU Collections » FAU Research Repository » FAU Theses and Dissertations

STUDY OF REPORTED CEREBRAL DOMINANCE AS IT RELATES TO ADMINISTRATIVE BEHAVIOR

Download pdf | Full Screen View

Date Issued:
1983
Summary:
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between brain dominance and administrative style according to the Torrance Your Style of Learning and Thinking Test and the Blake-Mouton Managerial Style Questionnaire. Both instruments were administered to 110 principals in the public school system of Broward County, Florida. A frequency distribution was computed for the respondents. Age, sex, race, experience, and administrative style were analyzed against brain dominance. A chi-square and an ANOVA were used in the analysis of the data. The .05 level of significance was used in testing the hypotheses. The following conclusions were based on the analysis of the data: (1) A significant correlation was established between left dominant principals and those having a high concern for task; (2) A significant correlation was established between right dominant principals and those having a high concern for people; (3) The One Way Analysis of Variance showed significance beyond the 5 percent level for the correlations of the variables brain dominance and administrative style; (4) A significant relationship did not exist between the variable sex and brain dominance; (5) A significant relationship was established between race and the variable brain dominance; In summary, this study provided data which indicated that a statistically significant relationship exists between brain dominance and administrative style as measured by the tests involved. Possibilities for future research were outlined.
Title: A STUDY OF REPORTED CEREBRAL DOMINANCE AS IT RELATES TO ADMINISTRATIVE BEHAVIOR.
118 views
38 downloads
Name(s): KERENSKY, PATRICIA THOMSON.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1983
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 119 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between brain dominance and administrative style according to the Torrance Your Style of Learning and Thinking Test and the Blake-Mouton Managerial Style Questionnaire. Both instruments were administered to 110 principals in the public school system of Broward County, Florida. A frequency distribution was computed for the respondents. Age, sex, race, experience, and administrative style were analyzed against brain dominance. A chi-square and an ANOVA were used in the analysis of the data. The .05 level of significance was used in testing the hypotheses. The following conclusions were based on the analysis of the data: (1) A significant correlation was established between left dominant principals and those having a high concern for task; (2) A significant correlation was established between right dominant principals and those having a high concern for people; (3) The One Way Analysis of Variance showed significance beyond the 5 percent level for the correlations of the variables brain dominance and administrative style; (4) A significant relationship did not exist between the variable sex and brain dominance; (5) A significant relationship was established between race and the variable brain dominance; In summary, this study provided data which indicated that a statistically significant relationship exists between brain dominance and administrative style as measured by the tests involved. Possibilities for future research were outlined.
Identifier: 11828 (digitool), FADT11828 (IID), fau:8752 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1983.
College of Education
Subject(s): Cerebral dominance--Decision making
School administrators--Decision making
Held by: Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11828
Sublocation: Digital Library
Use and Reproduction: Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Host Institution: FAU
Is Part of Series: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections.