Teachers' perceptions of their involvement in school-based decision-making in selected middle schools of the Corpus Christi Independent School District /
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the degree
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The primary purpose of this study was to determine the degree teachers were involved and participated in school-based decision-making in selected Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) middle schools. Using Teacher Involvement and Participation Scale Version 2, teacher influence in the following areas was surveyed: 1.Goals/Vision/Mission 2. Standards 3.Curriculum/Instruction 4.Budget 5 Staffing 6. operations 7. Facilitating Procedures and Structures 8. Staff Development 9. Overall Impression A Teacher Involvement and Participation Scale Version 2 Survey was completed by the middle school teachers from five selected CCISD middle schools. This survey examined the teachers' views of participation and involvement in school- based decision-making. The population for this study was middle school teachers from Corpus Christi Independent School District. The sample for the study was teachers from five middle schools selected as representative of the 11 middle schools in the Corpus Christi I.S.D. A total of 304 certified teachers were surveyed out of a total middle school teacher population of 663 teachers. Two hundred twelve teachers or 70% responded. Data analysis was accomplished using descriptive statistics to report results. These statistics included the mean, standard deviations and frequencies. Conclusions from the study were: a) Teachers were involved and participated in school-based decision-making at higher levels in certain areas than in others, b) teachers believed they participated more in the technical domain than in the managerial domain, c) minimal teacher involvement and participation in certain areas may be attributable to teachers lack of training to deal with certain issues, d) opportunities to use professional judgement may encourage some teachers to participate in shared decision-making, e) lack of teacher involvement in decision-making was partly because of dissatisfaction with the types of decisions made, and f) teacher involvement in some situations was not permitted due to factors outside of the school. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major subject: Educational Administration". |
| Physical Description: | xi, 145 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |