Administrator Role Perception Survey (ARPS)
The Administrator Role Perception Survey (ARPS) is designed for administrators of center-based early childhood education centers. Administrators complete the 25-minute survey and are emailed an ARPS Profile within four weeks. The ARPS Profile is intended to serve as a springboard for personal growth and professional development.
The ARPS Profile is used to provide administrators with information about themselves as leaders and how leadership is exercised in their centers. The Individual and Aggregate ARPS Profiles incorporate the Whole Leadership Framework into the results, providing information on the amount of time administrators spend on administrative and pedagogical leadership functions as well as their strengths and areas for growth in each of the three interdependent leadership areas.
The ARPS Profile also focuses attention on how closely the administrators’ current positions resemble their ideal. Finally, the ARPS Profile identifies administrators’ developmental career stages based not on years of experience but rather on their perceptions of mastery of key early childhood program leadership competencies.
An ARPS Aggregate Profile for a group of administrators participating in a quality improvement initiative is also available. The ARPS Aggregate Profile allows for a combined analysis of administrators’ survey results. This information is valuable for analyzing trends within the group, determining areas for professional growth and development, and informing policy and funding decisions.
If you are interested in a ARPS Aggregate Profile or learning about consultation and training, contact
pas.bas@nl.edu for a group code.
