The perceptions of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally regarding the quality of Newfoundland's education system and the provincial education reform documents : a mismatch of perceptions
This research obtained the perspectives of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally as well as locally regarding the overall quality of the education system in Newfoundland, as they have experienced it. The data revealed that parents whose children have attended sc...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:794 2023-10-01T03:57:39+02:00 The perceptions of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally regarding the quality of Newfoundland's education system and the provincial education reform documents : a mismatch of perceptions Harris, Elaine 1999 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/794/ https://research.library.mun.ca/794/1/Harris_Elaine.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/794/3/Harris_Elaine.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/794/1/Harris_Elaine.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/794/3/Harris_Elaine.pdf Harris, Elaine <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Harris=3AElaine=3A=3A.html> (1999) The perceptions of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally regarding the quality of Newfoundland's education system and the provincial education reform documents : a mismatch of perceptions. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 1999 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:44:03Z This research obtained the perspectives of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally as well as locally regarding the overall quality of the education system in Newfoundland, as they have experienced it. The data revealed that parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally as well as locally judge the provincial education system positively overall. The research participants like local education because it has a well-rounded and broad curriculum. This parental subgroup also judges local schools favorably because they feel the provincial education system their children have experienced possesses some of the attributes of quality education that are not measurable on standardized test scores. For example, this parental subgroup evaluates local education highly in their children's schools due to the following: high degree of parental involvement; good home and school communications; effective teachers; visible and involved school administrators; and positive school atmosphere. Furthermore, this research discovered that some of the phenomena the research participants believe to be evident in local education are also the same components of schooling they feel reflect quality education generally. -- The research participants' perceptions of the quality of local education are different from the perceptions of some aspects of local education presented in many education reform documents recently published in this province. This difference exists in part because this parental subgroup and the reform documents use different criteria to assess the quality of an education system. The local education reform documents use standardized test scores as the main barometer of educational achievement whereas this parental subgroup avails of additional attributes of education when evaluating the effectiveness of an education system. -- The parental subgroup in this research judges the following areas of the local school curriculum highly: music; physical education; language ... Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository |
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This research obtained the perspectives of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally as well as locally regarding the overall quality of the education system in Newfoundland, as they have experienced it. The data revealed that parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally as well as locally judge the provincial education system positively overall. The research participants like local education because it has a well-rounded and broad curriculum. This parental subgroup also judges local schools favorably because they feel the provincial education system their children have experienced possesses some of the attributes of quality education that are not measurable on standardized test scores. For example, this parental subgroup evaluates local education highly in their children's schools due to the following: high degree of parental involvement; good home and school communications; effective teachers; visible and involved school administrators; and positive school atmosphere. Furthermore, this research discovered that some of the phenomena the research participants believe to be evident in local education are also the same components of schooling they feel reflect quality education generally. -- The research participants' perceptions of the quality of local education are different from the perceptions of some aspects of local education presented in many education reform documents recently published in this province. This difference exists in part because this parental subgroup and the reform documents use different criteria to assess the quality of an education system. The local education reform documents use standardized test scores as the main barometer of educational achievement whereas this parental subgroup avails of additional attributes of education when evaluating the effectiveness of an education system. -- The parental subgroup in this research judges the following areas of the local school curriculum highly: music; physical education; language ... |
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The perceptions of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally regarding the quality of Newfoundland's education system and the provincial education reform documents : a mismatch of perceptions |
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The perceptions of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally regarding the quality of Newfoundland's education system and the provincial education reform documents : a mismatch of perceptions |
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The perceptions of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally regarding the quality of Newfoundland's education system and the provincial education reform documents : a mismatch of perceptions |
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The perceptions of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally regarding the quality of Newfoundland's education system and the provincial education reform documents : a mismatch of perceptions |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/794/1/Harris_Elaine.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/794/3/Harris_Elaine.pdf Harris, Elaine <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Harris=3AElaine=3A=3A.html> (1999) The perceptions of parents whose children have attended schools nationally and internationally regarding the quality of Newfoundland's education system and the provincial education reform documents : a mismatch of perceptions. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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