The primary purpose of this study was to examine how teachers, parents, and
students viewed their charter school as effective when effectiveness was defined by the
following 11 characteristics: (a) instructional leadership, (b) clear mission, (c) safe and
orderly environment, (d) positive school climate, (e) high expectations, (f) frequent
monitoring, (g) basic skills, (h) opportunities for learning, (i) parent and community
involvement, (j) professional development and (k) teacher involvement.
Two exemplary open-enrollment charter schools in Texas were used in this
study. All 24 teacher, parent, and student participants completed a questionnaire that
addressed characteristics analyzed for each group. The 72 participants in this
quantitative study were randomly chosen to respond to items on the School
Effectiveness Questionnaire developed by Baldwin, Freeman, Coney, Fading, and
Thomas. Data from the completed questionnaires were reported using descriptive
statistics and frequency data. Major research findings for the study were as follows: 1. There was agreement among teachers, parents, and students regarding 5
characteristics. These characteristics were: (a) safe and orderly
environment, (b) positive school climate, (c) high student expectations, (d)
frequent student assessment, and (e) monitoring of achievement and basic
skills.
2. Teachers and parents agreed their school demonstrated effective
instructional leadership, a clear and focused mission, and a maximized
opportunity for learning. On the other hand, students were uncertain their
school provided maximum opportunities for learning.
3. Only parents and students were in agreement concerning the parental
involvement in their school. In contrast, teachers were uncertain their
school provided parent and community involvement.
4. Teachers were also uncertain their school provided strong professional
development and included them in the decision-making process for the
school.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/2566 |
| Date | 01 November 2005 |
| Creators | Albert - Green, DeEadra Florence |
| Contributors | Larke, Patricia J. |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | 527096 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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