This study identified and validated management competencies and training needed by Florida district school food service administrators and supervisors to operate a quality food service program. Competencies were identified from literature, developd into a survey instrument, reviewed by experts, revised to incorporate suggestions by experts, and validated by respondents who also identified training needed. / The population consisted of school food service administrators and supervisors (133) from 67 Florida districts. Usable data were returned from 62 administrators and 53 supervisors (115). / The survey instrument, utilizing a Likert-type scale, contained 50 management competencies. A mean rating for importance of 2.0 or more by a minimum of 55% of the respondents and a mean rating for need for training of 2.0 or more by a minimum of 55% of the respondents were criteria used in accepting items as validated competencies. Data analysis determined: (1) Characteristics of the administrators and supervisors. (2) Degree of importance and training need for the operation of a quality school food service program of the competencies by management skill categories--technical, communication, conceptual, and human--as perceived by administrators and supervisors. (3) Rank order by importance of competencies. (4) Differences between administrator and supervisor perceptions of importance of competencies and need for training. (5) Commonalities of competencies required by administrators and supervisors in small, medium, and large size districts. / Findings indicated: (1) Respondents (89.5%) had attained a bachelor's or master's degree, with 69.6% certified in school food service; 92% had previous related food and nutrition work experience. (2) Indentified management competencies were important to the operation of quality school food service programs. (3) Administrators and supervisors considered technical skill management competencies more important than communication, conceptual, and human skill competencies. (4) Administrators perceived the need for more competencies than did supervisors. (5) Administrators had training needs in more competencies than did supervisors. (6) Competencies differed for administrators and supervisors in small, medium, and large size school districts. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-02, Section: A, page: 0331. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74746 |
| Contributors | RICKS, JOAN FORRESTER., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 269 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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