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A study of attitudes about school improvement councils as perceived by principals and teachers in selected leadership and non-leadership site elementary schools in southeastern Massachusetts
Abstract
This study investigated the impact of School Improvement Councils on the attitudes of principals and teachers in ten selected Leadership and ten selected Non-Leadership site elementary schools. The sample (N = 233) was drawn from selected schools in southeastern Massachusetts, and included all 20 principals of the schools surveyed, and a random selection of teachers from each school totalling 213. A 68 item questionnaire was distributed, which asked the respondents to indicate how they felt School Improvement Councils met their objectives. The findings in this study reveal that principals and teachers strongly support the work of School Improvement Councils in their schools. There was overall agreement that Councils had increased enrichment opportunities, provided appropriate learning experiences for children, and had made for a better school.
Subject Area
Education|Elementary education|Educational administration
Recommended Citation
Daley, Thomas John, "A study of attitudes about school improvement councils as perceived by principals and teachers in selected leadership and non-leadership site elementary schools in southeastern Massachusetts" (1992). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9233053.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9233053