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ED 031 817Overbrook Cluster Parent Survey 1969. Summary Brochure.Philadelphia School District. Pa. Office of Research and Evaluation.

Pub Date Ape 69Note-30p.Available from-Office of Informational Services. Room 224. The School District of Philadelphia. 21st StreetSouth of the Parkway. Philadelphia, Pa. 19103.

FORS Price Mt-5025 HC-S1.60Descriptors-Academic Achievement. Commimity Involvement, Curriculum. Discipline. Facilities, *High Schools.

Instructional Materials. *Neciro Students. *Parent Attitudes. Parent Participation. *Parent SchoolRelationship. School Community Relationship. Social Discrimination. Surveys. *Urban Education

Condensed findings of a comprehensive survey of parent attitudes in a newinner-city high school administrative district are presented in a folder designedprimarily for the supporting community. The survey used stratified random sampling

procedures involvingMay

distribution. race. and grade level of the sItsliving in the area in May 1968. Personal interviews were conducted between November

1968 and February 1969 of 751 parents. 84.4 percent of whom were Negro. The

purpose and nature of the survey are explained andspecial attention is given togeneral characteristics of the survey area. interviewers. parents and their attitudestoward the schools. evaluation of the students' performance. school books andfaolities, the curriculum. parents' involvement with the schools. discipline and securi_

discrimination and rejection. and community involvement. A related document is EA OW_

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ope

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1969

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scho

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ear.

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vey.

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this

type

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for

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entir

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ty.

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tain

com

mun

ity le

ader

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the

sum

mer

and

fal

l of

1968

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atpa

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s of

pub

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d th

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of

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scho

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of T

each

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idea

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pres

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surv

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incr

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rent

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airs

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aff

serv

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for

the

fiel

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phas

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the

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er th

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nor

any

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r in

tere

sted

gro

up, h

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has

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invo

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in th

e an

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is o

f th

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ndin

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r in

the

prep

arat

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ofan

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fici

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ts.

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com

mitt

ed to

incr

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ng th

e in

volv

emen

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loca

l com

mun

ities

in p

ublic

educ

atio

n, a

nd is

act

ivel

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anni

ngfo

r th

e de

cent

raliz

atio

n of

man

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iviti

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n in

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pup

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inis

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con

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area

from

whi

ch s

tude

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are

draw

n fo

rO

verb

rook

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h Sc

hool

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sur

vey

area

incl

udes

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ts o

f th

e pr

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t Dis

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each

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ol D

istr

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Div

isio

n of

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inis

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ativ

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rvey

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earc

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hich

was

resp

onsi

ble

for

the

cond

uct o

fth

e pr

ojec

t.

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h th

e St

udy

Plan

and

the

inte

rvie

wsc

hedu

le d

evel

oped

by

the

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olD

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isio

n of

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inis

trat

ive

and

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ey R

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e re

view

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ene

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adm

inis

trat

ive

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a Fe

dera

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each

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f nu

mer

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mun

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fro

m th

e ar

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t is

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rtan

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not

e th

at n

ot a

ll of

thos

e in

volv

edag

reed

com

plet

ely

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ed f

or a

surv

ey o

r on

the

indi

vidu

al it

ems

to b

ein

clud

ed in

an

inte

rvie

w s

ched

ule.

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ldw

ork

Supe

rvis

or a

nd th

ein

terv

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ers

wer

e en

gage

d by

the

Scho

olD

istr

ict f

or th

e du

ratio

n of

the

fiel

dwor

k.In

terv

iew

ers

wer

e re

crui

ted

from

the

surv

ey a

rea

and

rece

ived

ext

ensi

vetr

aini

ng.

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res

ults

of

this

sur

vey

are

base

d up

on75

1 pe

rson

al in

terv

iew

s w

ith p

aren

ts o

fch

ildre

n en

rolle

d in

the

publ

ic s

choo

ls in

May

, 196

8. A

ll in

terv

iew

s w

ere

con-

duct

ed in

the

pare

nts'

hom

e, w

ith o

ver

99 p

erce

nt in

volv

ing

a di

alog

ue b

etw

een

pare

nts

and

inte

rvie

wer

s of

the

sam

e ra

ce.

Pare

nts

wer

e se

lect

ed o

n a

rand

ompr

obab

ility

bas

is, s

trat

ifie

d by

kno

wn

char

acte

rist

ics

of g

eogr

aphi

cal d

istr

ibu-

tion,

rac

e, a

nd g

rade

leve

l of

stud

ents

in th

e su

rvey

are

a.

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