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Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration

2006

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Perceptions Of School Performance Measures: A Study Of Principals In The United States And Head Teachers In The United Kingdom Using Q Methodology, Rene Velez Jan 2006

Perceptions Of School Performance Measures: A Study Of Principals In The United States And Head Teachers In The United Kingdom Using Q Methodology, Rene Velez

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Performance measures have been used throughout the business sector as a means to assess productivity, allocate resources, and increase profitability. More recently, they have been utilized to answer increasing calls for accountability in public education. Legislation has been passed in both the United Kingdom and the United States that implements performance measures as a means to measure student achievement and assess school performance. This study, conducted both in the United States and the United Kingdom, examined the perceptions of 15 primary and 15 elementary school leaders with regard to the transnational issue of school performance measures.

Q methodology was used …