Site-based management/shared decision-making in Virginia's secondary schools: who's really deciding?

This dissertation, and its companion dissertation, are the products of a collaborative research project that was conducted by two doctoral students. The process utilized is discussed. The research project focused on site-based management and shared decision-making. Site-based management (SBM) is a strategy that involves the decentralization of authority, and shared decision-making (SOM) among those involved. H is based on the assumption that education will improve when those closest to the situation are included in the decision-making process, and held accountable for their decisions. This study describes the status of SBM/SOM in the public secondary schools of Virginia in regards to teacher and principal participation, size of secondary school, and geographic location.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Administration

Department dc:contributor.department

Educational Administration

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1996

Author dc:creator

• Lynn, Patricia Pifer

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Worner, Wayne M.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Parson, Stephen R.
• Lichtman, Marilyn V.
• Curcio, Claire Cole Vaught
• Roesch, Maryanne
• Curcio, Joan L.

• Shared decision-making
• schools
• Collaboration

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-12222005-090646

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/40460