This is an examination of the Staff and Program Development Office at the Florida Junior College at Jacksonville as perceived by the certificated personnel who participated in staff and program development activities at the College. The period studied was July 1, 1968, thru June 30, 1978. / The purpose of the study was to determine if the program was in agreement with the stated goals and objectives of the SPD Office. In addition, the participants were asked for: (1) their appraisal of the long-term effects, (2) their suggestions for improvements, and (3) their perceptions as to whether FJC's SPD Office is a model to be followed by other community colleges. / Procedures for data gathering centered around a review of college records and the development of a questionnaire that sought to answer the four questions presented above. The questionnaire was sent to the 378 certificated personnel who had taken part in SPD activities during the period under study. / Adjusted frequency percentages were computed for each of the possible responses to the 41 questions presented to SPD participants through the survey instrument. The questionnaire responses, expressed in adjusted frequency percentages, and data gathered from SPD records were matched to the four questions posed by the writer. The more significant findings were: (1) The Staff and Program Development Office of the Florida Junior College at Jacksonville did meet its stated goals and objectives for the period July 1, 1968, thru June 30, 1978. (2) Certificated personnel believed that there is a need for additional input from the entire college community when future goals and objectives are determined. (3) Responses from certificated personnel responding to the "ripple effect" of SPD activities indicate that there was not enough sharing of experiences and learning acquired by participants in SPD activities. (4) Certificated personnel would like to see the SPD Office direct more of its activity in the direction of improving instruction and administration skills. (5) The SPD Office at the Florida Junior College should be considered a model for other community colleges to follow. (6) The College should continue to encourage and support the activities of the SPD Office. (7) Activity evaluation reports sent to the Division of Community Colleges revealed that the SPD Office evaluated the activities it sponsored as being effective and successful. Research findings substantiated this. (8) Certificated personnel at FJC believed that teaching, counseling, and administration were improved as a result of SPD activities. (9) The review of the literature indicated that more research needs to be done in the design of evaluation techniques for the evaluation of staff and program development programs. / Based upon the findings of this study and the review of the literature, the following recommendations are offered: (1) Research should be conducted by community colleges to study the effects of SPD activities upon all college personnel. (2) Research should be conducted that could lead to the development of systems for the better dissemination of information that was gathered by participants in SPD activities and programs. (3) Research should be conducted at other community colleges that would replicate this study since the Florida Junior College at Jacksonville is a multi-campus institution with problems and concerns that would not be common to all institutions. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-03, Section: A, page: 0916. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74139 |
| Contributors | STANLEY, JOHN GILBERT, JR., The Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 148 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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