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Table 2 compares the means between gender and years of experience, while in a principal job. At the p = .05 level of significance, there is a statistically significant difference between women who had 8-12 years of teaching experience compared to those with 0-7 years of experience as a teacher ( p = .02) and a marginally statistically significant difference compared to those with 13+ years teaching experience ( p = .07). There were no statistical differences for men. For the category of 0-7 years teaching and 13+ years, there was no significant difference between women and men. In the 8-12 years category, women are more likely to accept the incentive than men ( p = .01).

Note

• For men: 0-7, 8-12, and 13+ are not significantly different from one another (at p = .05).
• For women: 0-7 is significantly lower than 8-12 ( p = .02); 13+ is marginally significantly lower than 8-12 ( p = .07).
• For 0-7 years: men and women are not significantly different from one another.
• For 8-12 years: women are more likely to accept than men ( p = .01).
• For 13+ years: men and women are not significantly different from one another.

Table 3 compares the means between gender and years of experience for participants who are not yet employed in a principal job. See Table 3. There are no statistically significant differences between women and men at any of the three teaching experience categories, nor are there significant differences when comparing the three levels of teaching experience for women and for men.

Note

• For men: 0-7, 8-12, and 13+ are not significantly different from one another (at p = .05).
• For women: 0-7, 8-12, and 13+ are not significantly different from one another (at p = .05).
• For 0-7 years: men and women are not significantly different from one another.
• For 8-12 years: men and women are not significantly different from one another.
• For 13+ years: men and women are not significantly different from one another.

2. Does gender, years of teaching experience, or the fact that the participant is already in a principal position affect PLCs’ attitude toward accepting, in exchange for a 20 percent bonus, a principal position in a low-performing building?

The results of the ANOVA test in Table 4 reveal an interaction among the three variables of gender, teaching experience, and principal position, showing that these three variables all work together to explain participants’ interest or lack of interest in the 20% incentive. See Table 4.