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This study examined the effect of district and school size on principal teacher allocation decisions. The study tested the invariance of a personnel allocation decision making model for elementary school principals from three categories of school and district size. The sample consisted of elementary school principals from small, medium, and large schools and districts. The results confirmed the fit of the model across schools of all sizes and across small and medium size districts. For large school districts the proposed decision-making model did not fit the data. This result implies that district size has an effect on the personnel allocation decisions made by elementary school principals.
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Heck, R.H., Marcoulides, G.A. Examining the generalizability of administrative personnel allocation decisions. Urban Rev 21, 51–62 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01108462
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