Sunday, August 2, 2009

Talked to The Legend

Emailed my very early and likely immature dissertation plans to the Legend----Dr. Cox. He liked the subject, encouraged the angle, and gave me a few insights on contamination concerns.

The current design will take at least 30 small elementaries in Missouri (each school must have one principal with one secretary). The Principal will be tested on an established empathy scale. The Secretary the same. Then half the staff will take an established organizational climate scale mixed with a interpersonal trust scale----one half will have a couple items gauging perceptions of principal, the other half of the staff will gauge the secretary (this is the suggested contamination control). A scale with items for both secr. and principal forces comparative thinking thus skewed by definition--forcing folks into relativist answers.

The Ultimate Question? Does a high Empathy Score for the Principal/Secretary team significantly translate into high morale, high level of trust, or positive organizational climate?

Wednesday will be here before I know it----Feel free to come on out.

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