Issues at the local, state and national levels support the need for study into the conditions affecting increased cooperation among all levels of public education. Enrollment declines throughout most of the nation have heightened interest, if not activity, related to cooperative activities and have served as an impetus for studies into the nature of cooperative agreements. / According to the literature, attitudes of those involved in the cooperative process were the key variables in determining the success or failure of joint efforts. A questionnaire was developed to investigate the perceptions of selected administrators in public school districts and community colleges concerning levels of cooperation in existence and attitudes towards levels of cooperation felt to be desirable. / Administrators from districts reporting large numbers of cooperative activities were contrasted with those from districts reporting fewer activities. Attempts were made to assess the overall climate for increased cooperative activity as well as specific areas where cooperation may have the greater chance for success. / Findings. The overall climate for increased cooperation in selected districts in Florida is very positive. Administrators surveyed had similar perceptions of the current levels of cooperation in existence. Administrators from districts reporting the fewer number of cooperative activities expressed significantly greater interest in more attempts at cooperation. When looking at administrators both within and across occupational categories, few differences were noted in either perceptions or attitudes. Administrators from districts reporting the fewest number of activities had significantly greater interest in increased cooperation in the areas of personnel and facilities. / Subjective commentary indicated that top level administrative support and strong organizational and communications networks may be as significant as attitudinal variables in the districts surveyed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-12, Section: A, page: 4257. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75980 |
| Contributors | MCSPADDEN, ROBERT LYNN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 197 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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