ERIC ED355232: On the Road to Empowerment pdf

ERIC ED355232: On the Road to Empowerment

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Within the arena of public school reform, teacher empowerment and participation in the decision making process at the building level are of paramount importance. A collaborative team of teacher educators and public school staff was assembled to assess various perceptions of site-based decision making throughout Georgia. A random sample of 400 building level administrators and teachers were asked to respond to a questionnaire designed to identify general perceptions related to what actually exists in site-based decision making and the level of importance placed on the concept within the school government structure. Five areas were examined: school climate; staff development; competency requirements; program content; and implementation patterns. A comparative analysis of respondents’ perceptions and aspirations as reflected by importance indicators suggests: commitment to the inclusionary process; a correlation between building level administrators’ commitment to the process and to levels of program development, implementation, and success; and prevailing conditions within the schools of Georgia are such that site-based decision making can begin to evolve.

Data are presented in tabular form. (Contains 20 references.) (LL

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 1993-02
• Year: 1993
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Administrator Attitudes, College School Cooperation, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Participative Decision Making, Program Development, Program Implementation, Public Schools, Research Design, School Restructuring, School Surveys, State Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Educators

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