Tiplic, Dijana¹  Brandmo, Christian¹  Elstad, Eyvind¹

Abstract:This study investigates how the achievement goal theory and its measures can be utilized to understand the school principals' achievement goals for leading. The achievement goal theory is an analytical tool little used when studying educational management. This explorative study aims at developing a measure of principals' achievement goals for leading, by using a factor analysis of the scores of 270 Norwegian principals. The analysis shows a clear distinction between principals 'mastery and performance goals for leading. Mastery goals for leading were positively correlated with constructs such as principals' efficacy beliefs for leading, autonomy and teacher-principal trust, while performance goals were weaker or not significantly correlated with these constructs. The study suggests that the context and organizational factors are influencing principals 'purposes of achievement behaviour. Given the increasing emphasis on the accountability of school leaders, the current study suggests the achievement goal theory as a fruitful approach when studying educational leadership. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Key words: accountability；achievement goals；educational leadership；school leaders' motivation

总 结：1、本文通过成绩目标理论的运用，分析和了解了学校校长的成绩和绩效。

2、这项研究表明，环境因素和组织因素是影响绩效的行为主体“的目的。鉴于越来越重视学校领导的责任，目前的研究学习教育领导时，提出了成就目标理论作为一种卓有成效的方式。

来 源：Problems of Education in the 21st Century. 2014, Vol. 58, p27-38. 12p. 3 Charts.