TY - JOUR
T1 - Adapt or Abandon
T2 - Demographic Shocks and Principal Turnover
AU - Pendola, Andrew
AU - Fuller, Edward J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Given that principals stand at the precipice between policy, the student body, and the community, this article examines the relationship between demographic shocks and principal turnover. In observing more than seven thousand schools in Texas over a seventeen-year period, hazard model results demonstrate that short-term demographic changes are significantly associated with increased principal turnover risk, particularly for changes in the proportion of Students of Color. Results further imply that White and suburban principals were the most sensitive to these changes, suggesting the need for additional training and support to ensure stable leadership for schools undergoing shocks in student composition.
AB - Given that principals stand at the precipice between policy, the student body, and the community, this article examines the relationship between demographic shocks and principal turnover. In observing more than seven thousand schools in Texas over a seventeen-year period, hazard model results demonstrate that short-term demographic changes are significantly associated with increased principal turnover risk, particularly for changes in the proportion of Students of Color. Results further imply that White and suburban principals were the most sensitive to these changes, suggesting the need for additional training and support to ensure stable leadership for schools undergoing shocks in student composition.
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U2 - 10.1080/15700763.2020.1759650
DO - 10.1080/15700763.2020.1759650
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85088587565
SN - 1570-0763
VL - 20
SP - 704
EP - 726
JO - Leadership and Policy in Schools
JF - Leadership and Policy in Schools
IS - 4
ER -