The Influence of School Organization on School Performance at Selected Low and High Performing Elementary Schools in Georgia

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dc.contributor.author Batts, Willie Lee, Jr.
dc.coverage.spatial United States, Georgia en_US
dc.coverage.temporal 2015-2019 en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2020-01-28T15:24:00Z
dc.date.available 2020-01-28T15:24:00Z
dc.date.issued 2019-11
dc.identifier.other C66F8278-C9DC-FFAE-46DC-FDEBF24E3EE5 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10428/4092
dc.description.abstract Georgia elementary schools had not made adequate gains in school performance as measured by the College and Career Readiness Index (CCRPI) score. The purpose of this study was to determine if the presence of specific school organization themes influenced school performance at selected low and high performing elementary schools. This quantitative comparative correlational study examined if there was a significant difference in the influence of school organization themes on school performance at selected low and high performing elementary schools in Georgia and if there was a significant relationship between the influence of school organization themes on school performance at selected low and high performing elementary schools in Georgia. Elementary schools in Georgia perform below acceptable standards, as evidenced by low student scores in reading and mathematics (Georgia Department of Education, 2015). The study was quantitative in methodology and used the parametric statistical analyses of independent sample t-tests and Pearson correlation analysis to address the objectives. The required assumptions of these statistical analyses included normality, linearity, and homoscedasticity. Each of these assumptions was tested. Results of the independent sample t-test showed there was a statistically significant difference in the measure of school organization themes in high performing selected schools in Georgia based on the School Culture Survey. Results of the Pearson correlation analyses showed there was a statistically significant positive correlation between school organization themes in high performing selected schools in Georgia, as measured by the School Culture Survey. en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents Chapter I: INTRODUCTION 1 -- Overview… 1 -- Statement of the Problem 2 -- Purpose 4 -- Research Questions 4 -- Significance of Study 4 -- Conceptual Framework 6 -- Methods 7 -- Limitations and Delimitations 7 -- Definition of Terms 8 -- Summary 10 -- Chapter II: LITERATURE REVIEW 12 -- Key Factors Playing a Role in School Effectiveness and Climate 16 -- Principals 16 -- Teachers 17 -- Students 19 -- School Climate 20 -- Collaborative decision-making 21 -- Concern for school and stakeholders 23 -- Continual school improvement focus 25 -- Empowerment 26 -- Human resources needs 29 -- Intent/direction 30 -- Leadership 33 -- Management of excellence 38 -- Professionalism 39 -- Teaming 41 -- Relationship Between School Climate and School Organization Themes 43 -- Summary 46 -- Chapter II: METHODOLOGY 48 -- Research Design 49 -- Research Setting 50 -- Rights of Participants and Ethics 52 -- Role of the Researcher 53 -- Instruments 54 -- Data Collection 57 -- Data Analysis 58 -- Validity 60 -- Reliability 63 -- Chapter Summary 63 -- Chapter IV: RESULTS 65 -- Introduction 65 -- Data Collection Summary 65 -- Results 65 -- Test of required assumptions of parametric statistical analysis 70 -- Results of independent sample t-test for Research Question 1 76 -- Results of Pearson correlation analysis for Research Question 2 79 -- Summary 82 -- Chapter V: DISCUSSION 84 -- Interpretation of the Findings 85 -- Norms 86 -- Beliefs 88 -- Core Values 90 -- Implications of the Findings 91 -- Conceptual Framework 91 -- Research 92 -- Practice 92 -- Limitations of the Study 93 -- Recommendations for Future Research 94 -- Summary and Conclusions 95 -- REFERENCES 99 -- Appendix A: School Culture Survey 117 -- Appendix B: Institutional Review Board Exemption Report 140. en_US
dc.format.extent 1 electronic document, 153 pages. en_US
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.rights This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed. en_US
dc.subject Dissertations, Academic--United States en_US
dc.subject Elementary school environment en_US
dc.subject Georgia en_US
dc.subject Low-performing schools en_US
dc.subject The College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) en_US
dc.title The Influence of School Organization on School Performance at Selected Low and High Performing Elementary Schools in Georgia en_US
dc.type Dissertation en_US
dc.contributor.department Department of Curriculum, Leadership, and Technology of the College of Education and Human Services en_US
dc.description.advisor Green, Robert B.
dc.description.committee Stelzer, Jiri
dc.description.committee Truby, William F.
dc.description.committee Kim, Daesang
dc.description.degree Ed.D. en_US
dc.description.major Education in Leadership en_US


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