The Effects of Regional Accreditation on the Achievement of Aims, Goals, and Mission of Seventh-day Adventist Academies in the United States as Perceived by Principals and Teachers

<p>Problem. There has been an on-going debate as to whether SDA academies should seek regional accreditation. No studies were found on principals' and teachers' perceptions of the effects of regional accreditation on the aims, goals, and mission of Seventh-day Adventist academies in the United States. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the principals' and teachers' perceptions of the effect of regional accreditation on the aims, goals, and mission of Seventh-day Adventist academies in the United States.</p> <p>Method. Items selected from the Evaluative Criteria checklist of the National Study of Secondary School Evaluation (1981) and from the Evaluative Criteria for Seventh-day Adventist Secondary Schools Supplement (1984) were stated in a closed-type questionnaire developed by the researcher. This was submitted to a panel of 11 judges, for content validation and based on their recommendations the questionnaire was modified. It was further reviewed by 7 other judges and sent to 70 Seventh-day Adventist academies in the United States that were accredited by one of the regional associations. The data collected were coded and processed by the Andrews University Center for Statistical Services. Chi-square was the statistical analysis used.</p> <p>Results. This study revealed the following results:</p> <p>1. Principals and teachers perceived regional accreditation to have a positive effect on the aims, goals, and mission of their schools.</p> <p>2. There was a significant difference between principals' and teachers' perceptions of the effect of regional accreditation on aims, goals, and mission based on enrollment (four variables), type of academy (eight variables), years accredited (three variables), and region (ten variables).</p> <p>Conclusion.</p> <p>1. Regional accreditation helps schools to clarify their aims, goals, and mission and place more emphasis on achieving them.</p> <p>2. There appears to be a predictable relationship between school size, years accredited, region in which it is located, and the perceptions of respondents about the effect of regional accreditation.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Higher Education Administration PhD

Year

1988

Author dc:creator

• Spence, Garnet P

Contributors dc:contributor

• Edward A. Streeter
• Richard Powell
• N. Miles

• Christian Denominations and Sects
• Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/711

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.andrews.edu:dissertations-1710