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147 p |
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 58-01, Section: A, page: 0064 |
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Adviser: Earl Hobbs |
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Saint Louis University, 1997 |
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This study researches the characteristics of middle level grade principals of predominantly European-American public middle schools to assess the correlation between the principal's individual characteristics such as academic and professional training, age, experience, gender, leadership, and mobility with the multicultural programs which they employ |
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The study also researches multicultural programs that these schools employ and their efforts to prepare their students for a global and pluralistic society |
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Two null hypotheses were tested. The first null hypothesis compared the characteristics of principals with the relation that these have on whether the principals' schools provide programs that prepare students for a pluralistic society. The statistical procedure used with the first null hypothesis was the Chi-square Test of Independence. The second null hypothesis tested whether these schools provide multicultural education programs that prepare students for a pluralistic society. A level of attainment was set at.666% or above for principals whose response is favorable to the existence of programs that address multicultural education |
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Based on the data secured in this study the following conclusions can be made: (1) The characteristics that relate to the first null hypothesis do not significantly impact whether or not the schools provide programs that prepare students for a pluralistic society. (2) Relating to the first null hypothesis, there is a need for principals to become more proficient in the assessment of the curriculum in their schools and a greater need of principals to be involved with their curriculum especially as they pertain to multicultural issues. (3) The evidence is conclusive in the second null hypothesis that the school population that is the focus, does not provide educational programs that address the educational needs of today's students in preparing them for a pluralistic society |
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School code: 0193 |
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Dissertation Abstracts International 58-01A
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Education, Bilingual and Multicultural
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Education, Administration
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Education, Secondary
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Education, Curriculum and Instruction
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0282
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0514
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0533
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0727
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Saint Louis University
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