2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Initial Study on a U.S. Education Policy and School Principal LaborMarket

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21730649
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Educaion
Research Institution	Fukuoka University of Education
Principal Investigator	OOTAKE Shingo 福岡教育大学, 大学院・教育学研究科, 准教授 (30380661)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	アメリカ / 校長 / 労働市場 / 行政学 / 資格・免許
Research Abstract	The principal's labor market was professionalized after the 1990s. The principal'saverage salary increased from professionalization. On the other hand, interstate Licenseand Certificate system of a principal was established in across the United States. As aresult, the labor market of the principal of a United States level was systematized.However , a principal's labor market has made the gap of a local level expand. Talentedpeople are moving a principal's labor market to the state of a high salary from the state of alow salary . On the other hand, although the candidates with license and qualification areincreasing in number , they are insufficient supply of a principal's candidates. In conclusion,the gap has expanded a principal's labor market with the local level.