- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Factors affecting the implementation of site based management as perceived by principals, implications for site preparation, 1998
- Creator:
- Gilliard, Wanda S.
- Date of Original:
- 1998-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to examine factors which affect the acceptance and implementation of site based management and implications for site preparation as perceived by principals prior to a school district's adoption of this vital educational reform. Specifically, this study examined five factors: (1) resistance to change, (2) shared decision making, (3) policies and procedures, (4) stakeholder support, and (5) professional development training. This study also explored whether gender, years of experience, and school type (elementary, middle, or high school) influenced principals' perceptions of site based management and the five factors examined, affecting its successful implementation. The subjects of the study were 55 principals from a large suburban school district. The moderator variables of gender, years of experience, and school type were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics. The independent and dependent variables were subjected to Pearson � correlation, X Test, and One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) analyses.The findings suggest that principals who participated in this study (1) were very knowledgeable of the factors which facilitate successful implementation of site based management; (2) agreed that shared decision making, stake holder support, and professional development training are essential for the success of site based management; (3) disagreed that the present school structure is satisfactory and should remain as established, which implies that principals are not resistant to change; and (4) agreed that parents, teachers, and community members should participate in the development and implementation of local school policies and procedures. A major recommendation of this study was that comprehensive training programs for district personnel, principals, teachers, parents, students, and community members be developed and implemented prior to and after the implementation of the site based management process.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1998_gilliard_wanda_s
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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