The State of Texas accepted the Effective School Research model and its
correlates as a way of determining whether the state’s schools are effective. This
included all juvenile justice alternative educational facilities.
The purpose of the study was to assess the relevance of the Effective School
Correlates to alternative educational settings for students in a correctional system as
identified by the teachers and administrators in selected charter schools in Harris
County, Texas.
Secondly, the study was to suggest modification to the Effective School
Correlates to make them relevant to an alternative educational setting for students in the
correctional system in selected charter schools in Harris County, Texas.
The literature revealed a potential lack of fit between the Effective School
Correlates as the “Key Characteristic of Effective Schools” and their relevance to the context of alternative schools for students in the correctional systems. This study led to
the postulation that the Effective School Correlates as written may need altering to meet
the needs of the specialized correctional school setting. However, it is not clear what
shape or direction this alteration would take.
Findings of this study indicated that problems existed with the application of the
Correlates as they related to the selected Charter Schools in Harris County, Texas. The
population size limited the study and caution should be taken not to over-generalize the
data.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2482 |
| Date | 15 May 2009 |
| Creators | Cortez-Rucker, Vance |
| Contributors | Hoyle, John |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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