AN EVALUATION OF SOME SENIOR COLLEGES

Abstract

A report is provided of an evaluation of two “Senior Colleges” designed to offer viable alternatives to traditional secondary education for students above the age of compulsory schooling. The evaluation involved several researchers working independently and information collected using a variety of both quantitative and qualitative methods (including student and staff interviews and questionnaire surveys, nominal group procedures with staff and administration of instruments assessing student perceptions of classroom‐level and teacher perceptions of school‐level environment). The most striking finding emerging from almost every aspect of the evaluation was the success of the Colleges in creating a positive ethos for both students and staff. Some of the areas of concern which were identified included a relatively low level of student cohesiveness, confusion about the purpose of the Colleges, the distracting behaviour of some younger students and staff's conditions of service.

Citation

FRASER, B.J., WILLIAMSON, J.C. and TOBIN, K. (1988), "AN EVALUATION OF SOME SENIOR COLLEGES", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 26 No. 3, pp. 311-330. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb009954