INCREASING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF BUSINESS CONCEPTS
It is proposed that a research study be conducted, the purpose of which would be to explore the potential for increasing community participation in parent teacher associations (PTAs) through the application of business concepts. The elements of the proposal for research presented herein include (1) an introduction to the topic, (2) a statement of scope, (3) an issue statement, (4) an objective statement, (5) a description of the decision criteria, (6) a description of the research methodology, (7) and explanation of data collection procedures, and (8) a plan for the review of relevant literature.
As a professional teacher, the researcher of the proposed study is directly affected by the effectiveness of community involvement with schools. Effective community involvement with individual schools is best achieved through an active and well attended PTA organization (Walker, 1990). These reasons led to the selection of the proposed research topic by the researcher.
The overall effectiveness of American education has been increasingly challenged in recent years. As these challenges have intensified, public support for public education has tended to wane. Increasing community involvement in the public education process will likely lead to both increased public support for public education and to improvements in educational performance. Community involvement in the process of public education can best be achieved through parental participation in PTA organizations. Thus, an effective effort to increase parental participation in PTA organizations will contribute to the overall effectiveness of public education.
The data to be collected for the proposed research study will be limited to considerations of parental participation in PTA organizations, and to relevant business concepts which may be effectively applied in...