- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- School climate, pupil control ideology and achievement scores of low socioeconomic urban black schools, 1984
- Creator:
- Akinode, Joshua
- Date of Original:
- 1984-12-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Purpose The study investigates whether school achievement, school climate, and pupil control ideology are interrelated. Research Methods The two lowest and two highest achieving (as measured by GAT<) elementary schools of the same low socioeconomic, predominantly black community in an Atlanta Public School district were selected. Low socioeconomic status was measured by the same number of free lunches obtained under ESEA Title I Service. Pupil Control Ideology Form (Willower, et. al, 1967) and Organizational Climate Descriptive Questionnaire (Halpin and Croft, 1962) were administered to all teachers (N=57) in the four selected schools. The school achievement score was attached to the PCI and OCDQ file of each teacher in the respective schools. Factor analysis was then conducted with eight dimensions of OCDQ and eight dimensions of PCI and school achievement (N=57) to determine which dimensions of PCI and OCDQ would be placed in the same factor with school achievement. Results School achieve, was placed alone in factor 7 indicating no relationship to the dimensions of PCI and OCDQ. Further, Aloofness, Esprit and Thrust of OCDQ were placed with teacher warmth of PCI in factor I. Production Emphasis of OCDQ was placed with sarcasm, punishment and incapable of the PCI in II. Method of PCI was alone in factor III. Disengagement and Intimacy of OCDQ were placed in factor IV. Hindrance of OCDQ was placed with Control and Obedience of PCI in factor V. Discipline of PCI was alone in factor VI. Since consideration and initiation dimensions of OCDQ does not match respectively with the humanistic and custodial, dimensions of PCI, these instruments need to be reconstructed and revalidated. Additionally, the number of free lunches is not an accurate measurement of social class. Hence, education and occupation of parents, quality of instructional supervision, and curriculum content, students' expectations and parental involvement need to be examined to account for students' achievement.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1984_akinode_joshua.pdf
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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