published_or_final_version / Politics and Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

The purpose of the study was to investigate and report what representatives of Indiana public high schools have been doing in the areas of fund raising procedures and practices utilized in student extra curricular fund raising activities. A review of related literature was conducted to ascertain research and findings in the area.A questionnaire was developed and field tested through a pilot study sample. The study population consisted of 355 Indiana public high school principals.Principals returned 316 of 355 survey questionnaires. Data obtained from questionnaires were analyzed, summarized, and presented, in narrative form. Tables were developed to report the raw data.Major findings were1. Indiana Law prescribes the financial procedures to be followed in accounting for student activity funds through the utilization of the "Extra Curricular Account."2. Principals are responsible for establishing policy and procedures for fund raising-activities in seventy-four percent of responding schools.3. Fifty-four percent of participating Indiana public high schools do not have an official school board policy governing fund raising activities throughout the school corporation.4. Ninety-nine percent of responding Indiana public high school-student bodies conduct fund raising activities within the school community.5. Principals reported approximately $6,386,494 dollars raised through fund raising activities conducted in participating Indiana public high schools during school year 1980-81.6. Candy sales are the most common fund raising activities utilized by students to raise funds. Major conclusions based upon the findings of the study were:1. Public high school officials in Indiana need fund raising activities to support and maintain student extra curricular activities at the current level of implementation.2. Principals are primarily responsible for direction and supervision of fund raising activities in the high schools3. High school fund raising programs tend to exploit school communities and cause patrons to complain.4. School administrators should re-evaluate fund raising activities and determine the feasibility of each activity.5. General school board policies governing fund raising activities conducted by schools are needed.

Thesis (M.S.)--Purdue University--[West Lafayette, Indiana], 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-68).

Thesis(M.S.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of North Texas, May, 2008. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2008. / Advisers: Debbie Hahs-Vaughn, William Bozeman. Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-179).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-82). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-82). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2009. / Title from PDF title page (University of Texas Digital Repository, viewed on Sept. 9, 2009). Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Apr. 28, 2010). Advisor: Mark A. Kretovics. Keywords: higher education fundraising and administration; Taiwan; existential phenomenology; discriminant analysis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-335).