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desired role vs. the actual role of the Lutheran elementary school board as viewed by selected principals, school board chairpersons, and pastors of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

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2000
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The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has always advocated Christian day schools. One of the major missions of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, according to its Constitution, is the furtherance of Christian parochial schools and thorough instruction in confirmation. Although the governance of each school varies, typically, a school board's general duties include defining policy and ensuring its implementation. The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of similarity between the desired role and the actual role of the Lutheran elementary school board as described by principals, school board chairpersons, and pastors in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod elementary schools in the United States. The sample was comprised of 200 Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod schools selected at random from the United States during the 1999--2000 School Year. The School Board Function Survey instrument for the principal, school board chairperson, and pastor were sent to each of the selected schools. It consisted of 47 tasks commonly associated with school boards. Respondents were asked to indicate on a Likert scale the (a) desired amount of involvement they believed the school board should have with a task and (b) the actual amount of involvement they believed the school board does have with a task. Data were analyzed via two statistical procedures. First, a paired t-test was calculated. Second, a table of the mean differences in the ratings was provided. A general threshold for significance was set at the .05 alpha level. Results indicated a significant difference between the desired role and actual role of the school board on 38, 26, and 35 of 47 tasks commonly associated with the school board as viewed by principals, school board chairpersons, and pastors, respectively. School leaders would do well to provide opportunities that clarify the mission of the school and the role of the school board. Subsequently, upon a clear delineation of the mission and role of the school board, consistent and continual examination by the principal, the school board chairperson, and the pastor would seem beneficial.
Title: The desired role vs. the actual role of the Lutheran elementary school board as viewed by selected principals, school board chairpersons, and pastors of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
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Name(s): Stucky, Bradd William
Florida Atlantic University, Degree Grantor
Urich, Ted R., Thesis Advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 2000
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 274 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has always advocated Christian day schools. One of the major missions of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, according to its Constitution, is the furtherance of Christian parochial schools and thorough instruction in confirmation. Although the governance of each school varies, typically, a school board's general duties include defining policy and ensuring its implementation. The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of similarity between the desired role and the actual role of the Lutheran elementary school board as described by principals, school board chairpersons, and pastors in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod elementary schools in the United States. The sample was comprised of 200 Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod schools selected at random from the United States during the 1999--2000 School Year. The School Board Function Survey instrument for the principal, school board chairperson, and pastor were sent to each of the selected schools. It consisted of 47 tasks commonly associated with school boards. Respondents were asked to indicate on a Likert scale the (a) desired amount of involvement they believed the school board should have with a task and (b) the actual amount of involvement they believed the school board does have with a task. Data were analyzed via two statistical procedures. First, a paired t-test was calculated. Second, a table of the mean differences in the ratings was provided. A general threshold for significance was set at the .05 alpha level. Results indicated a significant difference between the desired role and actual role of the school board on 38, 26, and 35 of 47 tasks commonly associated with the school board as viewed by principals, school board chairpersons, and pastors, respectively. School leaders would do well to provide opportunities that clarify the mission of the school and the role of the school board. Subsequently, upon a clear delineation of the mission and role of the school board, consistent and continual examination by the principal, the school board chairperson, and the pastor would seem beneficial.
Identifier: 9780599611375 (isbn), 12629 (digitool), FADT12629 (IID), fau:9512 (fedora)
Note(s): Thesis (Ed.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2000.
Subject(s): Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod --Board of Parish Education
Lutheran Church--Education--United States
Elementary school administration
School boards--United States
School management and organization
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