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Tennessee Practitioner Perceptions of the Construct, Content and Utility of "Exemplary Practices in Alternative Education: Indicators of Quality Programming" for Use as an Evaluation Instrument.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Tennessee Practitioner Perceptions of the Construct, Content and Utility of "Exemplary Practices in Alternative Education: Indicators of Quality Programming" for Use as an Evaluation Instrument./
Author:	Witty, James Vince.
Description:	216 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 72-07, Section: A, page: .
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International72-07A.
Subject:	Education, Evaluation. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3454439
ISBN:	9781124638041

Tennessee Practitioner Perceptions of the Construct, Content and Utility of "Exemplary Practices in Alternative Education: Indicators of Quality Programming" for Use as an Evaluation Instrument.
Witty, James Vince.

Tennessee Practitioner Perceptions of the Construct, Content and Utility of "Exemplary Practices in Alternative Education: Indicators of Quality Programming" for Use as an Evaluation Instrument. - 216 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 72-07, Section: A, page: .

Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2011.

This dissertation explored Tennessee practitioner perceptions of the construct, content and utility of Exemplary Practices in Alternative Education: Indicators of Quality Programming (Exemplary Practices ) for use as an evaluation instrument (National Alternative Education Association, 2009). The general purposes of this study were to (1) examine the legitimacy of the ten constructs (i.e., standards) and corresponding content (i.e., indicators of success) of best practice as presented in the Exemplary Practices and (2) investigate the utility of the Exemplary Practices when transformed into an evaluation instrument for alternative schools and programs. The study entailed a two-phased sequential, mixed-model research design (Cameron, 2009). Phase One involved a concurrent embedded strategy (Creswell, 2009) to obtain quantitative and qualitative data related to the constructs and content found in the Exemplary Practices. With the exception of four indicators, findings provide evidence of construct and content validity as perceived by Tennessee practitioners. Phase Two involved a sequential, explanatory research strategy (Creswell, 2009) aimed at collecting data related to the utility of the Exemplary Practices when transformed into an evaluation instrument. Findings indicate that the majority of constructs and content were not observable during utility testing. Additionally, findings point to the need for enhancements to the instrument. During utility testing, simple observations were not enough to fully ascertain whether or not the alternative school or program was implementing the Exemplary Practices with fidelity. Research participants overwhelming noted that the evaluation instrument should incorporate evidence categories for observations, interviews and artifacts. Following Phase One and Phase Two of the study, the researcher developed an evaluation instrument for designing, delivering, evaluating and improving alternative education programming. The instrument was constructed from the Exemplary Practices but adapted based upon practitioner perceptions of construct and content validity, as well as overall utility. The culminating evaluation instrument is presented as a product of the research study.

ISBN: 9781124638041Subjects--Topical Terms:

1669638
Education, Evaluation.

Tennessee Practitioner Perceptions of the Construct, Content and Utility of "Exemplary Practices in Alternative Education: Indicators of Quality Programming" for Use as an Evaluation Instrument.
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