ERIC ED299292: Taking the Pulse: A Community pdf

ERIC ED299292: Taking the Pulse: A Community

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To identify which needs of the Hart County schools were most important to community members, a study was undertaken using information from a community needs assessment meeting with 28 citizens in Munfordville (Kentucky) in December, 1987. The information used included the top-ranked 25% of individual need statements and all 71 need statements. This report initially examines the top 17 statements using two methods of analyses. These analyses suggest that community members are more concerned about effective teaching and learning, creation of a middle school and a gifted program, motivation for learning, and classroom organization and supply. For all 71 statements, similar items were divided into 20 categories, average ratings of the statements in each category were reported, and priorities among categories were discussed. This analysis confirms the significance of concerns uncovered by the initial analyses, and suggests that class size may constitute an additional topic of concern.

However, this latter topic appears to relate to concerns about middle schools and to classroom organization and supply. The 71 needs statements and a list of the meeting participants are appended. (TJH

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 1988-01
• Year: 1988
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Citizen Participation, Class Organization, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, County School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Middle Schools, Needs Assessment, School Community Relationship, Student Motivation, Teacher Effectiveness

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