A Study of the Perception of Elementary, Middle, and High School Principals on School Social Work Consultation, Collaboration and Program Development, 2008

Stovall, Juliett Viola

2000-2009

This study examines the perception of K-12 principals about school social work consultation, collaboration and program development in a large urban school district in Georgia. The primary survey participants consist of one hundred eight K-12 school principals selected using non-probability sampling. Twenty seven school social workers in the same school district also selected by convenience sampling responded to the survey questionnaire which is designed using a four point Likert scale. The fmdings of the study indicate that responding principals and school social workers perceive consultation, collaboration and program development as expected activities. Responding principals also perceive that it is the responsibility of the principal to ensure that these activities occur. A greater percentage of principals in schools with special education and/or homeless enrollments expect consultation with the school social worker. Principals in schools with special education and homeless enrollments are more likely to 1 include the school social worker as an integral partner in school leadership and decision making than principals in schools with Title I or English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) student enrollments.

text

application/pdf

2008-12-01

dissertation

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Clark Atlanta University

School of Social Work, Social Work Policy Planning and Administration

Waymer, Robert W.
Lyle, Richard
Jonas, Edward

Clark Atlanta University

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2008_stovall_juliett_v