Vandalism in an Inner City School Administrative Complex - Its Relationship to Educational Consumers' Perceptions of Their Schools

• NCJ Number: 84682
• Author(s): A A Arnold
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 147 pages
• Sale Source: UMI Dissertation Services; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. University of California, Los Angeles - doctoral dissertation

Annotation

This study reports the perceptions of educational consumers (students and parents) and educational dispensers (teachers and administrators) concerning vandalistic activity in an administrative school complex in Los Angeles Unified School District (California). It identifies any differences that existed between the two categories or among their component groups and presents implications for the amelioration of the school vandalism problem.

Abstract

The study assumed that a relationship existed between the level of vandalism in a school and the educational consumer's perception of that school. The administrative complex included eight elementary schools, one junior high school, and one senior high school. A 19-question survey instrument was administered to both groups, and the collected data were subjected to computer analysis, using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSSH Version 4.01. Parents perceived themselves as being very interested in school activities. Students perceived parents as occasional participants in school activities, thus agreeing with educational dispensers on this issue. All groups agreed that restitution for damages to school property should be made by the student or the student's parents. Tables, appended study instruments, and a bibliography are supplied. (Author abstract modified)