Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
5-2008
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph. D.
Department (Legacy)
Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Human Resource Education
Committee Chair
Petrosko, Joseph M., 1947-
Author's Keywords
School-based decision-making; Benefits of school-based decision making; Teachers perceptions; Costs of school-based decision-making; School-based; Decision-making; Committee
Subject
Teachers--Attitudes; Teachers--Psychology; School-based management--Kentucky--Louisville
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify teachers' perceptions of the costs and benefits of participating in a school-based decision-making process. These costs to teachers are increased time demands, loss of autonomy, risk of collegial disfavor, subversion of collective bargaining, and threats to career advancement. The benefits include: feeling of self-efficacy, workplace democracy, and ownership. The study also determined the relationship between selected variables that were developed through a review of the literature, and teacher members' perceptions of the costs and benefits of participating on a decision-making council. Approximately 400 teacher members of SBDM councils Jefferson County Public Schools were surveyed via Survey Monkey website. The response rate was approximately 40%. The results indicated that one of the main factors that affect teachers' perception of SBDM is the principal's leadership style.
Recommended Citation
Woods, Jennefer Pollio 1948-, "Teachers' perceptions of the costs and benefits of sitting on a school-based decision-making committee." (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1589.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/1589
