This study was designed to investigate problems of perceptual biases in needs assessment data from different sources, to demonstrate a methodology for addressing biases, and to determine the relationship of teaching experience and length of training to perceived safety program needs. The sample consisted of 10 administrators, 44 technical instructors, and 92 technical teacher students. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data was analyzed utilizing descriptive statistics, Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA), and multivariate regression. The safety program needs identified by the three groups of respondents were integrated and prioritized by using the Multiattribute Utility Analysis (MAUA). / The following were the study findings and conclusions: (a) Administrators, instructors, and students perceived considerably high safety program needs at Medan technical Teacher Upgrading Center Medan. (b) The perceptions of safety program needs between administrators, instructors, and students were different. (c) Administrators perceived higher needs than did instructors for safety programs that affected the general appearance of the center. (d) Instructors perceived higher needs than did administrators for safety programs that affected every day operations of the center. (e) Instructors' perceptions regarding safety program needs were positively related to their length of technical training. (f) Teaching experience was not linearly related to perceptions of safety program needs. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-02, Section: A, page: 0493. / Major Professor: Garrett R. Foster. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76840 |
| Contributors | Hartono, Gino., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 123 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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