This study was an investigation of the school-business partnership in the District of Columbia Public Schools. The major question of the study was: Does the school-business partnership in the District of Columbia Public Schools improve the quality of education, as well as foster a climate of productive collaboration for institutionalizing the program for long term benefits? / Data for this study was gathered from students who had been in the partnership program for at least three years and a matched-paired group of students not in the program, from administrative and instructional personnel in the partnership schools, and from school and business leaders involved in the management of the partnership program. Inferential and descriptive statistics were used to report findings of the study. / The hypotheses established for this study sought to determine: (a) if there were significant differences in student achievement for students in the partnership program; (b) if there were significant differences in potential for entry into the workplace for students in the partnership program; (c) if school administrative and instructional personnel had positive attitudes toward the partnership program; and (d) if school and business leaders had positive perceptions for the collaborative efforts of the partnership program. / It was concluded from the study that: (1) Students in the partnership program show improved academic achievement. (2) Students in the partnership program have an increased potential for entry into the workplace. (3) School administrators and instructional personnel do not exhibit positive attitudes toward the partnership program. (4) School and business leaders have positive perceptions regarding the collaboration for maintaining and institutionalizing the program. / Recommendations. (1) The development of a systematic evaluation program to report the progress and success of the school-business partnership program. (2) Development of an effective school-business partnership model. (3) A comparative study of the school-business programs that have been formed in the last five years. (4) An investigation of the financial costs and gains to the school and business sectors from the partnership programs. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-03, Section: A, page: 0398. / Major Professor: John H. Bolden. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76231 |
| Contributors | Norman, Lana Diane., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 150 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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