AbstractsEducation Research & Administration

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of a group of representative public school district administrators in the Sacramento area with regard to employing men as primary grade teachers.The primary grades are the foundation for all advanced academic study.?? The degree to which each child is prepared for future life is determined to a large extent by the quality of instruction provided by the primary teachers. The quality of instruction in turn is influenced by the quality of supervision of instruction.The role of men in primary education in the Sacramento area has been almost entirely supervisory in nature as part of their administrative duties, usually as a school principal. Under current conditions men are able to qualify for the Elementary Administrative Credential and assume positions as elementary school principals with no training or experience in primary education. If adequate supervision of primary teaching is to be attained, principals must have the training and experience necessary to supervise at all levels for which they are responsible.The present study was designed to determine the attitudes of public school administrators in the Sacramento area in regard to men primary teachers. The interview plan called for a representative sampling of Sacramento area school district administrators who, by their positions, influenced elementary teacher grade placement policies.