School Priorities Inventory

School Priorities Inventory

© 1990 Gary K Clabaugh & Edward G. Rozycki

Identifying your preferred expectation model of the school

for the theory behind this survey see
School Images: expectations & controversies

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edited 4/3/12

Read each of the statements and rate each of the alternative completions in columns A, B. and C. Write your ratings in the block with the alternatives using these numbers: 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree), 3. (undecided), 4. (agree) or 5 (strongly agree). You may rank alternatives equally if you think it appropriate.

Statement	A	B	C
1. The best schools are those that insist on…	high academic standards	efficient instruction	participation of all concerned in decision making
2. A good principal is one who…	is a scholar	is a good manager	is a mediator
3. School rules should…	give moral direction	support instructional goals	recognize competing interests
4. A teacher should …	be an example for the students	teach efficiently	be a capable negotiator
5. School success should be a matter of…	developing proper values	acquiring skills	learning to accomodate differences
6. Bad school behavior is essentially a matter of…	violating standards	impeding learning	ignoring other’s concerns
7. The key problem with the schools is…	failure to teach values.	ineffective instruction	irrelevance
8. A school curriculum should …	promote value development	pursue clear objectives	serve different communities of interest.
9. Teaching is most importantly…	helping to develop character	helping to develop skills	empowering students to participate in society
10. School procedures should…	set a tone	facilitate instruction	promote negotiation and reconcile differences
TOTALS

(A difference between any two columns of 9 points or more is significant.) The greater the differences between column sums, the less the cognitive dissonance you will likely experience in actual school practice. Column A lists "Temple" expectations; B, "Factory;" and C., "Town Meeting."

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