Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
The purpose of this study was to establish the level of parent
satisfaction with the perceived quality of courses and instruction in
the public schools; to test the relationships between the level of parent
satisfaction and a series of demographic characteristics of the parent
and characteristics of the school and to identify those aspects of
courses and instruction liked and disliked by parents. Analysis showed parents to be generally satisfied with the perceived.
quality of courses and instruction. Eighty-two per cent of the
parents indicated they were satisfied. Level of satisfaction was found
to be related to race and sex with racial minorities and women showing
higher levels of satisfaction. Education and socioeconomic status had a
significant inverse relationship with level of satisfaction. Parents who
grew up in the South were more satisfied than parents from other parts of
the United States. Age and length of residence in Florida were not significantly
related to satisfaction. The racial composition of the student
body, racial status prior to integration, and grade level were tested for
relationships to parent satisfaction and only grade level was found significant.
Satisfaction was highest in grades 1 through 5, decreased in
grades 6 through 9 and increased slightly in grades 10 through 12.
Teachers were identified most often as the aspect of courses and
instruction liked or disliked by parents. Members of minorities and lower
socioeconomic categories were more concerned with basic skills and level
of achievement, while white parents and members of higher socioeconomic
categories were more interested in progressive curricula and effective
teachers.
It was concluded that parents were generally satisfied with the
perceived quality of courses and instruction and that certain demographic
characteristics of the parent are related to level of satisfaction and
aspects of courses and instruction liked and disliked by parents.
satisfaction with the perceived quality of courses and instruction in
the public schools; to test the relationships between the level of parent
satisfaction and a series of demographic characteristics of the parent
and characteristics of the school and to identify those aspects of
courses and instruction liked and disliked by parents. Analysis showed parents to be generally satisfied with the perceived.
quality of courses and instruction. Eighty-two per cent of the
parents indicated they were satisfied. Level of satisfaction was found
to be related to race and sex with racial minorities and women showing
higher levels of satisfaction. Education and socioeconomic status had a
significant inverse relationship with level of satisfaction. Parents who
grew up in the South were more satisfied than parents from other parts of
the United States. Age and length of residence in Florida were not significantly
related to satisfaction. The racial composition of the student
body, racial status prior to integration, and grade level were tested for
relationships to parent satisfaction and only grade level was found significant.
Satisfaction was highest in grades 1 through 5, decreased in
grades 6 through 9 and increased slightly in grades 10 through 12.
Teachers were identified most often as the aspect of courses and
instruction liked or disliked by parents. Members of minorities and lower
socioeconomic categories were more concerned with basic skills and level
of achievement, while white parents and members of higher socioeconomic
categories were more interested in progressive curricula and effective
teachers.
It was concluded that parents were generally satisfied with the
perceived quality of courses and instruction and that certain demographic
characteristics of the parent are related to level of satisfaction and
aspects of courses and instruction liked and disliked by parents.
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