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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1990
EDTF Date Created
1990
Description
The purpose of this study was to determine through
statistical analysis of a survey instrument the extent to
which the 67 public school district superintendents in the
state of Florida perceive the major areas of educational
reform as falling into the same categories as does David
T. Kearns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox
Corporation, author of "An Education Recovery Plan for
America" in Winning the Brain Race: A Bold Plan to Make
Our Schools Competitive. Factor analysis was used to group the 36 specific
recommendations into their "natural" groupings as
perceived by the responding superintendents. This
technique revealed that the natural psychological
groupings in the eyes of the respondents were not the same
as Kearns asserted. The study shows that the reform
hierarchy, based on the perceptions of the
superintendents, is actually three layers deep with
Kearns' six categories being broken down into a bottom
tier of 14 discrete areas.
statistical analysis of a survey instrument the extent to
which the 67 public school district superintendents in the
state of Florida perceive the major areas of educational
reform as falling into the same categories as does David
T. Kearns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox
Corporation, author of "An Education Recovery Plan for
America" in Winning the Brain Race: A Bold Plan to Make
Our Schools Competitive. Factor analysis was used to group the 36 specific
recommendations into their "natural" groupings as
perceived by the responding superintendents. This
technique revealed that the natural psychological
groupings in the eyes of the respondents were not the same
as Kearns asserted. The study shows that the reform
hierarchy, based on the perceptions of the
superintendents, is actually three layers deep with
Kearns' six categories being broken down into a bottom
tier of 14 discrete areas.
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Type
Form
Extent
134 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
FA00000692
Additional Information
Includes bibliography.
Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1990.
College of Education
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1990
Date Created Backup
1990
Date Text
1990
Date Created (EDTF)
1990
Date Issued (EDTF)
1990
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FAU
IID
FA00000692
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
Samuelson, Melody M.
Graduate College
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134 p.
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A study of the Perceptions of Public School District Superintendents in the State of Florida Regarding Recommendations for Education Reform
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1990
1990
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Title
A study of the Perceptions of Public School District Superintendents in the State of Florida Regarding Recommendations for Education Reform
Other Title Info
A study of the Perceptions of Public School District Superintendents in the State of Florida Regarding Recommendations for Education Reform