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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The relationship between rural high school teachers' perceptions of school effectiveness and their level of school involvement

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

The nationwide effort to improve our schools and student achievement through a rebuilding of our educational system has not come without controversy; however, one element that is consistent throughout the research (Carnegie, Holmes, NEA, and the National Governors Association) is that teachers should participate in setting school goals and be accountable for achieving agreed upon standards of performance. This, of course, means a major shift in the current organizational and managerial structure of the school. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between teachers' involvement in decision-making and their perceptions of the effectiveness of the academic programs in their schools. Also, an investigation was made between the relationship of the teachers' demographic characteristics and desired levels of involvement with the levels they reported.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ed. D.
Level thesis:degree_level
doctoral
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Educational Administration
Department dc:contributor.department
Educational Administration
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1987

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Jenkins, Faleese M.
Chairs dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Fortune, Jimmie C.
  • Richards, Robert R.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • McKeen, Ronald L.
  • Ianni, Edward A.
  • Underwood, Kenneth E.

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en_US

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77807
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/77807

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Jenkins, Faleese M.. The relationship between rural high school teachers' perceptions of school effectiveness and their level of school involvement. doctoral thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77807