Graduate Program

Educational Administration

Degree Name

Education Specialist (EdS)

Semester of Degree Completion

1984

Thesis Director

David E. Bartz

Abstract

Statement of Purpose

The purpose of this field study was to determine how the Stewardson-Strasburg schools in Stewardson, Illinois, would do when assessed on school effectiveness factors. As high school principal for the district since 1982, the researcher saw the need for a systematic means of receiving teacher input regarding their perceptions of how well the district measured up on school effectiveness factors. The researcher viewed teacher perceptions of the district's school effectiveness factors as a useful starting point for commencing what will be an ongoing study for improving the quality of education in the Stewardson-Strasburg public schools.

Procedure

The Teacher Feedback Survey constituted the criterion measure or instrument used to solicit teacher perceptions of school effectiveness factors. Dr. David Bartz of Eastern Illinois University constructed the survey. Dr. Bartz developed the survey based on the research conducted by Edmonds, Brookover and Lezotte, Weber and a review of current literature addressing the issue of identifying school effectiveness factors. The data for the study were collected at a faculty meeting of thirty-one teachers of the Stewardson-Strasburg public schools using the Teacher Feedback Survey. The results of the survey were scored by the computer center at Eastern Illinois University.

The study is divided into five chapters. Chapter One explains why the researcher selected the specific question addressed by the study which is: Based on the perceptions of teachers, how effective are the Stewardson-Strasburg public schools as measured by school effectiveness factors? Chapter Two gives the rationale for the study and a review of recent research and literature concerning school effectiveness factors. Chapter Three describes the Teacher Feedback Survey, how the survey was administered, and the general characteristics of the Stewardson-Strasburg district. Chapter Four summarizes the results of the study for each of the twenty-two items on the survey. The researcher lists the results, conclusions, and recommendations for each item on the survey individually. Chapter Five summarizes the recommendations of the researcher based on specific recommendations pertaining to school effectiveness factors in the Stewardson-Strasburg district are listed by the researcher.

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