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The perceptions of high school administrators and superintendents regarding specific aspects of the process of continuous improvement

DiBacco-Tusinac, Sandra J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu996778080

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2000, Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership), Youngstown State University, Department of Educational Administration, Research and Foundations.
The continuous improvement process has become important to all Ohio School districts as a result of Senate Bill 55 which was enacted to make schools accountable for the quality outcomes of students. This doctoral study investigated the perceptions of high school principals and superintendents regarding specific aspects of continuous improvement: a viable mission statement, the principal’s leadership role and philosophy, the change process, the use of collaborative decision-making, and methods of collecting and disseminating data. Data were collected by using a quantitative survey. To triangulate the data, an unsuccessful attempt was made to schedule focus groups to obtain data for qualitative research. As an alternative, a questionnaire was sent electronically to all the superintendents and principals who participated in the quantitative survey. Based on the results of the study, the principals and superintendents appear to be aware of the continuous improvement process. The data indicated there was little consistency in the perceptions of all the specific aspects of continuous improvement, indicating a potential fragmentation in the implementation of the process. Comparisons of perceptions of the district superintendent and the respective principal were made to determine if the perceptions of the key administrators were the same. Many of these comparisons indicated discrepancies. Overall, the results indicate districts are engaged in the continuous improvement process; however, there seems to be a lack of integration of the specific aspects of continuous improvement identified in this study.
Linda Wesson (Advisor)
112 p.
School improvement programs; School management; Total Quality Management; Principals; Superintendents

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  • DiBacco-Tusinac, S. J. (2000). The perceptions of high school administrators and superintendents regarding specific aspects of the process of continuous improvement [Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu996778080

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • DiBacco-Tusinac, Sandra. The perceptions of high school administrators and superintendents regarding specific aspects of the process of continuous improvement. 2000. Youngstown State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu996778080.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • DiBacco-Tusinac, Sandra. "The perceptions of high school administrators and superintendents regarding specific aspects of the process of continuous improvement." Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu996778080

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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