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A CASE STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF PRINCIPALS OF VOUCHER ELIGIBLE HIGH SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA
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TitleA CASE STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF PRINCIPALS OF VOUCHER ELIGIBLE HIGH SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA
AuthorBolen, Robert
KeywordsSchool Vouchers
A+ Plan
Florida Public Schools
AbstractThe publication of A Nation at Risk in 1983 has prompted a series of attempts to revise the educational system's outcomes. Legislative and executive reform bills have resulted in Educational Vouchers being a prime source of reform. A case study of the perceptions of public high school principals in Florida that are at Voucher Eligible high schools to those perceptions of principals at schools graded 'A' as of the 2002-03 academic school year was the focus of this study. Four public high school principals from two Florida districts were used in this study. Two schools were identified as Voucher Eligible and graded "F" and two were examples of best practices or graded "A" or "B". Analyzed data identified recurring patterns between the four schools.Both advocates and detractors view of vouchers would be given a full historical review. Included in the research were the four major educational criteria of educational vouchers that were used in voucher development policy. The three major components of Florida's Voucher Programs, along with the No Child Left Behind Act were examined along with accountability measures and parent/student rights. The data revealed that there was a positive relationship between the minority rate of a school and the school's grade. Data also revealed that it would be beneficial for all schools and communities to work together to address the reading level issue as these programs have shown a positive relationship between the overall reading level and the school's grade.
AdviserTaylor, Rosemarye
PublisherUniversity of Central Florida
DegreeEd.D.
Degree DisciplineDepartment of Educational Research, Technology and Leadership
Degree GrantorEducation
Degree ProgramEducational Leadership EdD
Graduation Date2007-01-01
TypeDoctoral dissertation
Access LevelPublic - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date2007-05-21
RepositoryUniversity Archives
Repository CollectionElectronic Theses and Dissertations
IdentifierCFE0001565
Access Linkhttp://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0001565

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