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Identifying Baldridge-based school quality improvement strategies in 1998-1999 Texas exemplary elementary schools
xii, 185 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which Baldrige-based quality school improvement strategies were used in 1998-1999 Texas exemplary schools. The secondary purpose of this study was to examine the difference between urban, suburban and rural 1998-1999 exemplary elementary schools in their use of a Baldrige-based quality school improvement survey. This study also compared survey response based on school size, Title I and non-Title I programs, number of years exemplary and if Total Quality Management Training was provided. The survey instrument used in this study came from two sources, Jim Shipley & Associates and the American Productivity and Quality Center. Jim Shipley's survey features a series of Lickert like scaled items adapted with permission from his The School Improvement Resource Guide. The expanded checklist was adapted with permission from the Benchmarking Best Practices in Accountability Systems conducted by the American Productivity and Quality Center. The population for this study was principals of Texas elementary schools with a 1999 AEIS accountability rating of exemplary. A total of 285 surveys were returned of which 280 were deemed usable for the study. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results were reported using numerical and graphic techniques. Results were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Major conclusions of the study were: 1. Elementary schools that achieve exemplary status are characterized by management practices that are consistent with Baldrige-based quality improvement "systems" approach. 2. Rural schools are not as mature in their use of Baldrige-based improvement strategies as urban and suburban schools. 3. The school's poverty level can influence the frequency to which Baldrige-based improvement strategies are utilized. 4. Schools with small student populations (<350) are not as mature in their use of Baldrige-based improvement strategies as schools with larger student populations (>350). 5. Total Quality Management Training determines the extent to which a school utilizes Baldrige-based improvement strategies. 6. Exemplary elementary schools utilize student performance data as a driver for modifying instruction, benchmarking, decision-making and measuring student performance.
"Major Subject: Educational Administration".
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-147).