The Business of Education: Organizational Capacity In School Districts

<p>School districts are similar to nonprofit organizations in that they both deal in social outcomes and can be perceived as being ineffectively managed because social outcomes are exceptionally difficult to measure. Therefore, final organizational outcomes for nonprofits and school districts are difficult to report upon because current statistical effectiveness measurements (such as test scores and graduation rates) do not give a complete picture of school district effectiveness; statistical measurements do not reflect the social outcomes generated by schools. This study looks at applying the nonprofit practice of demonstrating organizational capacity as a way to show organizational effectiveness in school districts. The demonstration of organizational capacity, along with statistical outcome measurements, could form a more complete picture of school district effectiveness and might affect stakeholder perceptions regarding school district effectiveness.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policies

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• Alsip, Cynthia Leanne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lynn Harrill

• Capacity
• Measuring Outcomes
• Nonprofit
• Organizational Capacity
• Organizational Structure
• School District Assessment

Statement dc:rights

• © 2010, Cynthia Leanne Alsip

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/309

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1310