Off-campus UNL users: To download campus access dissertations, please use the following link to log into our proxy server with your NU ID and password. When you are done browsing please remember to return to this page and log out.
Non-UNL users: Please talk to your librarian about requesting this dissertation through interlibrary loan.
THE ROLE OF THE LABORATORY SCHOOL AS PERCEIVED BY LABORATORY SCHOOL FACULTY, DIRECTORS OF LABORATORY SCHOOLS AND SELECTED NON-LABORATORY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the role of laboratory schools as perceived by secondary laboratory school faculty, the directors of laboratory schools and selected non-laboratory school administrators. Three objectives were identified: (1) the compilation of census data on present operating laboratory schools that have some form of a secondary phase, (2) the compilation of viewpoints of the role of laboratory schools as perceived by the designated individuals above, and (3) the organization, analysis and presentation of data to facilitate understanding of these objectives. A survey instrument was designed to obtain the information and sent to 35 laboratory schools that have an operating secondary phase. Numerous descriptive data were obtained, analyzed and summarized. Four major umbrella null hypotheses with each having five subordinate hypotheses were tested at the .05 level. The following conclusions were obtained from the analysis: (1) Five roles that are normally associated with laboratory schools are viable roles as substantiated by the amount of time the respondents actually spend fulfilling the responsibilities for each role. (2) The five roles established with this study can be ranked from least attended to most attended. (3) There is a shift in the perceived importance of the roles as they apply to future trends for laboratory schools. (4) Non-laboratory school administrators tend to agree that laboratory schools must (a) work more closely with other departments within the university, (b) be more accessible for research projects, and (c) must continue to work closely with teacher education programs.
Subject Area
Secondary education
Recommended Citation
KELLY, JAMES LEROY, "THE ROLE OF THE LABORATORY SCHOOL AS PERCEIVED BY LABORATORY SCHOOL FACULTY, DIRECTORS OF LABORATORY SCHOOLS AND SELECTED NON-LABORATORY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS" (1984). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8423810.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8423810