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Factors That Influence Accreditation In Nebraska Public Districts And Schools, David Gibbons
Factors That Influence Accreditation In Nebraska Public Districts And Schools, David Gibbons
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Public schools and districts in Nebraska are required to be accredited. The Nebraska Department of Education allows two methods to reach accreditation, the Nebraska Frameworks model and AdvancED Accreditation model. This study examined the factors that drive accreditation activities in Nebraska public schools and districts. It sought to answer questions regarding the importance of the two models’ policies and procedures, the actions that schools took in response to external visits and what factors went into choosing an accreditation model.
The purpose of this quantitative descriptive study was to determine the critical factors that influenced accredited public schools in Nebraska and …