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taken away and used as guiding principles for school administrators possibly facing adverse<br />

employment actions.<br />

Operational Principles<br />

Through the literature review, including recent dissertations on the topic of adverse<br />

employment actions against school administrators, operational principles were created. Through<br />

this review, the researcher was able to identify personal characteristics that often lead to adverse<br />

employment actions as well as misconduct that also leads to adverse employment actions. In so<br />

doing, the analysis provided a window for viewing how the courts rule on various issues<br />

concerning adverse employment actions. Therefore, it is the goal of the researcher to develop<br />

operational principles from this research study that can be put to use for the good of the<br />

practitioner--the school administrator.<br />

External Validity Measure<br />

Because the researcher is a professional educator and not a lawyer, an external validity<br />

measure was included during the process. Morris Lilienthal, J.D., and practicing attorney for<br />

Martinson and Beason PC in Huntsville, Alabama, agreed to review the case briefings as well as<br />

the data analysis and guiding principles to determine whether any misreading and/or improper<br />

conclusions had been drawn by the researcher. This measure was taken as an extra effort to<br />

ensure that the research method employed was valid and well-established.<br />

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