Public Opinion about Kentucky School Boards: Results of a Statewide Survey. A Joint Study.

Institution	Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV.; Kentucky School Boards Association, Frankfort.; Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Survey Research Center.
Titel	Public Opinion about Kentucky School Boards: Results of a Statewide Survey. A Joint Study.
Quelle	(1987), (63 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Boards of Education; Elections; Elementary Secondary Education; Parent Participation; Public Opinion; School Support; Surveys; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausschuss; Election; Wahl; Elternmitwirkung; Öffentliche Meinung; Schulförderverein; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	A random telephone survey was conducted in July 1987 as part of a collaborative effort by the Kentucky School Board Association and the Appalachia Educational Laboratory to discover the public's perceptions about the local school board's role. Survey questions, fielded by trained and supervised interviewers, also addressed public opinions about the quality of Kentucky public schools. The survey represents a cross-section of the state, including five main regions (Appalachia, Bluegrass, Northern Kentucky, Louisville and environs, and Western Kentucky). Interviewees included adults from urban and rural areas, either working or not working, representing a wide range of educational experience, and including parents of school aged children as well as those without children in school. Of the 473 respondents, 54 percent were female and 46 percent were male. Most were lifetime Kentucky residents, and two-thirds lived in rural communities or small towns. Findings show that 70 percent of respondents would like local school boards to have more decision-making influence than at present. A full 75 percent said they had never received any information or communication from their school board; the same number depended on the news media for this information. Also, 48 percent said they had voted in the previous fall's board elections. People's reasons for not voting included not being registered, not being interested, not having children in school, or not having enough information. Among those voting, the 25-40 age group had the highest proportion of school-age children, but were not more likely to have voted than other groups. People over 41 were more likely to vote in school elections, tended to express more trust in their local school boards, and gave their schools a higher grade. One conclusion is that increased parental involvement with schools is necessary. Included are four references and appendices containing the survey instrument, responses, and survey results dissemination data. (MLH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC