Attitudes Toward and the Influence of Vegetation on Elementary School Grounds in Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorArbogast, Kelley L.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairKane, Brian C.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairKirwan, Jeffrey L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHertel, Bradley R.en
dc.contributor.departmentForestryen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:30:09Zen
dc.date.adate2006-01-11en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:30:09Zen
dc.date.issued2005-12-02en
dc.date.rdate2008-01-11en
dc.date.sdate2006-01-05en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is a result of a survey of elementary school principals at schools with grades kindergarten through 5th in Virginia to determine whether and how attitudes of principals influence vegetation levels on school grounds. The research also looked to find other contributing factors. Principals' educational backgrounds and age proved to be non-influencing factors. However, gender did influence school grounds with women being more likely to administer school grounds with fewer trees and tree plantings than men. Levels of tree vegetation and tree plantings proved to be highly influential in satisfaction with appearance of school grounds. Non-urban schools were more likely to have higher levels of vegetation than urban schools. Parental, service club, and local business involvement are linked together in respondents' satisfaction with each influencing the perception of the others. Analyses of these results can help groups target schools for grounds improvement projects. By understanding what effect principals have on their school grounds steps can be taken at the level of individual schools, school boards, and communities to help improve school grounds.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01052006-211029en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01052006-211029/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/30815en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectInvolvementen
dc.subjectVegetationen
dc.subjectElementary Schoolsen
dc.subjectAppearanceen
dc.subjectAttitudesen
dc.titleAttitudes Toward and the Influence of Vegetation on Elementary School Grounds in Virginiaen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineForestryen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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