Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
May 1992
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine those resources that selected leadership development experts rated as most effective in discovering and fostering the continuing professional development of leaders. In this descriptive study, three research questions were formulated. A modified version of Hunter's reputational technique was used to collect data through a snowball sampling of the selected population. In phase 1 of the study, a survey was developed, validated, and mailed to 56 LEADership directors in all 50 states, yielding 34 (64%) returns, which were used in creation of the final questionnaire. In phase 2 of the study, the final instrument, including 256 identified resources, was developed, validated, and mailed to 220 experts in leadership development identified in the initial survey. A return of 88 (40%) of the questionnaires identified leadership development resources that selected experts rated as effective. The 19 instruments, 128 books or other printed materials, 32 audio or video tapes, and 77 programs identified through the initial survey were rated either "not effective", "somewhat effective", "effective", or "very effective" on a likert-type scale.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Trentham, Joan, "Continuing Professional Education: Priority Resources for Leadership Development" (1992). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2811. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2811