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ROLE SATISFACTION OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS
Title
ROLE SATISFACTION OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS.
Creator
BRINDISI, JOHN M., Florida Atlantic University, Kerensky, Vasil M., Smith, Lawrence E.
Abstract/Description
This study examines the roles of community school coordinators and community school advisory council members, the satisfactions they derive from their council participation, and their interactions. This study examines the relationships between the level of satisfaction both derive from their roles and perceptions of their participation in leadership and council operations. The results of this analysis appear to support both hypotheses. The highest canonical variate sets for coordinators are: ...
Show moreThis study examines the roles of community school coordinators and community school advisory council members, the satisfactions they derive from their council participation, and their interactions. This study examines the relationships between the level of satisfaction both derive from their roles and perceptions of their participation in leadership and council operations. The results of this analysis appear to support both hypotheses. The highest canonical variate sets for coordinators are: (1) Achievement, Personal-Interpersonal; (2) Decision-Making, Goal Setting; (3) Responsibility, Work Itself. Those highest for council members are: (1) Achievement, Recognition, Monetary; (2) Leadership, Decision-Making; (3) Personal-Interpersonal; (4) Work Itself, Recognition; (5) Communication, Control; (6) Monetary, Supervision, Achievement; (7) Goal Setting, Leadership. The results, while not dramatically conclusive, imply that the instruments employed are operable in community schools.
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Date Issued
1976
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11667
Subject Headings
Citizens' advisory committees in education
Format
Document (PDF)
STUDY OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION PARTICIPATION AND SELECTED VARIABLES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S ATTITUDES TOWARD THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Title
A STUDY OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION PARTICIPATION AND SELECTED VARIABLES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S ATTITUDES TOWARD THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Creator
GEHRET, EDWARD F., Florida Atlantic University, Kerensky, Vasil M.
Abstract/Description
The purpose of the study was to determine the role participation and other selected variables (i.e., age, sex, race, education, etc.) play in an individual's attitude toward the public schools. The research was conducted in the community of Dade County, Florida, utilizing forty-one of the fifty-eight school centers designated as Community Schools. Hypotheses. (1) There is no significant difference in the mean attitude scores based upon participation groups at the .05 level of significance. (2...
Show moreThe purpose of the study was to determine the role participation and other selected variables (i.e., age, sex, race, education, etc.) play in an individual's attitude toward the public schools. The research was conducted in the community of Dade County, Florida, utilizing forty-one of the fifty-eight school centers designated as Community Schools. Hypotheses. (1) There is no significant difference in the mean attitude scores based upon participation groups at the .05 level of significance. (2) There is no significant difference in the mean attitude scores of Community School groups by years of Community Education implementation at the .05 level of significance. (3) There is no linear relationship between attitude scores and the stated demographic variables at the .05 level of significance. (4) There is no significant differences in the perceived influence of participation between the defined participation groups at the .05 level of significance. Results of the Study. Hypothesis Number 1 - the null hypothesis was rejected. Hypothesis Number 2 - the null hypothesis was not rejected. Hypothesis Number 3 - the null hypothesis was rejected. Hypothesis Number 4 - the null hypothesis was not rejected. The significant demographic variables are: race, children in school, marital status, and occupation. An R('2) test of significance discloses that 12.25 percent of the variability in the dependent variable can be accounted for by the demographic and participation variables. Conclusions. (1) Residents within Dade County, who participated in the Community Education registration of September 1981, generally have positive attitudes toward the public schools. (2) The more positive attitudes were found among respondents who had had some sort of K-12 related participation experiences. (3) School related participation, whether it was Community School or K-12 types of experiences, produces positive attitudes toward the public schools. (4) Private school parents have significantly lower attitudes toward the public schools. (5) Skilled laborers have significantly more positive attitudes toward the public schools. Implications. (1) The research results and the review of the literature suggest the need for additional attitudinal change strategies once participation has begun. (2) The process of Community Education holds the promise of attitudinal change. Programs alone hold very little hope for positive attitude gains.
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Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11813
Subject Headings
Community and school--Florida--Miami-Dade County, Community schools--Florida--Miami-Dade County
Format
Document (PDF)
DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE MODEL FOR CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY
Title
DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE MODEL FOR CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY.
Creator
LAAKSO, LEONARD HENRY., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
This study was designed to implement and evaluate an administrative model for conducting a community education needs assessment because a proven procedure for such an assessment had not been available to educational planners. Implementation was based upon an administrative model which involved a needs assessment committee and the services of a technical advisor. Included in the model were procedures for a preliminary agency survey phase and a survey of citizen opinion. The citizen survey...
Show moreThis study was designed to implement and evaluate an administrative model for conducting a community education needs assessment because a proven procedure for such an assessment had not been available to educational planners. Implementation was based upon an administrative model which involved a needs assessment committee and the services of a technical advisor. Included in the model were procedures for a preliminary agency survey phase and a survey of citizen opinion. The citizen survey represented 440 households and was conducted by 49 volunteer interviewers who were trained to give an 108-item questionnaire employing telephone survey methods. Results were reported in a Working Report designed for use by lay planning groups at nine community education centers in Monroe County, Florida. Evaluation of the model occurred in the following areas: (1) Hypothesis One explored survey results through examination of sample size, the sampling frame, length of interview, respondents' cooperation and understanding, sample subpopulations, the Working Report of Survey Results, the family size statistic and the statistical significance of rank ordered variables which resulted from the survey. (2) Hypothesis Two studied project expense through investigation of personnel costs and material expenditures required by the project. (3) Hypothesis Three researched project impact upon ongoing programs through examination of the Needs Assessment Committee members' ratings on a specific item on a ten item questionnaire pertaining to administrative concerns. (4) Hypothesis Four explored the usefulness of the ten item administrative questionnaire as an evaluative tool by studying rater reliability and main effects of four repeated measures of the instrument. The four hypotheses together represented an omnibus exploration of the effectiveness of the administrative model which was designed and implemented as the Monroe County community education needs assessment survey.
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Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11803
Subject Headings
Educational surveys--Florida--Monroe County, Community and school--Florida--Monroe County
Format
Document (PDF)
School-business partnerships: Awareness, attitudes, and actions of secondary school principals and their business counterparts in selected Florida school districts
Title
School-business partnerships: Awareness, attitudes, and actions of secondary school principals and their business counterparts in selected Florida school districts.
Creator
Wechter, Dennis., Florida Atlantic University, Bogotch, Ira
Abstract/Description
The role of the business partner in education has come into more prominence in the public school system, especially at the high school level. Shrinking budgets have prompted high school principals to explore the idea of business partnerships as a way to close the gap in academic achievement and provide direction for high schools struggling to meet the workforce development demands in today's society. In addition, financial support has provided opportunities for curriculum enhancement, staff...
Show moreThe role of the business partner in education has come into more prominence in the public school system, especially at the high school level. Shrinking budgets have prompted high school principals to explore the idea of business partnerships as a way to close the gap in academic achievement and provide direction for high schools struggling to meet the workforce development demands in today's society. In addition, financial support has provided opportunities for curriculum enhancement, staff development, and student support. However, as more emphasis is placed on the development of school business partnerships, the need to determine how these partnerships function successfully is a necessary part of the process. This study looked at the historical perspective concerning the involvement of the business sector and their relationship with education throughout the twentieth century. This exploratory study utilized quantitative and qualitative data gathering procedures. The purpose of this study was to identify the skills and knowledge that high school principals and their business counterparts need to have to create an equitable relationship. High school principals from three school districts in the State of Florida were asked to complete a quantitative survey, including a section in which they named their business partners. A section was provided for each principal to agree to a personal interview. One principal from each Florida school district was selected at random from among those returned surveys in which the principal agreed to be interviewed. In addition, a photo matrix was created by visiting each high school campus in which the principal agreed to an interview in order to collect data of businesses that had visible name recognition. The top six business partners based upon frequency of appearance or as indicated by the principal were selected from the matrix and contacted for an interview. The research questions that guided this study were (a) What is the nature of the relationship between high schools and their business partners? (b) What do high school principals need to know in order to create equitable business partnerships? (c) What do business partners need to know in order to create equitable education partnerships? (d) Based on this study, what recommendations emerge that will promote more equitable relationships between business and education partnerships?
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Date Issued
2004
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12097
Subject Headings
Business and education--Florida, Education, Cooperative--Florida, Community and school--Florida, School management and organization--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)