Multivariate analysis of equity in public elementary and secondary school finance

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dc.contributor.authorHughes, Mary F.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairHereford, Karl T.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairSalmon, Richard G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCross, Lawrence H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAlexander, M. Daviden
dc.contributor.committeememberRich, Richard C.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Research, Evaluation, and Policy Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:18:12Zen
dc.date.adate2008-08-25en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:18:12Zen
dc.date.issued1990-04-05en
dc.date.rdate2008-08-25en
dc.date.sdate2008-08-25en
dc.description.abstractThis study approached the concept of equity in public elementary and secondary school finance as a complex, multi-variable phenomena. The purpose of this study was to develop a procedure for determining whether or not an equitable distribution of current expenditure per pupil in a state had been achieved based upon the interrelationships of multiple fiscal, non-fiscal school and community variables, and pupil output measures. Six orthogonal factors, derived from principal components analysis and varimax rotation of 24 school and community variables from 131 Virginia school districts during the 1987-88 school year, became the independent variables in multiple regression analysis with school finance data and student output data as the dependent variables. Community Type, Fiscal Capacity, and Economic Composition of a District Population accounted for 61% of the variability in current expenditure per pupil and 63% of the variability in the percentage of students planning to attend a four year college. Over 70% of the variability in Achievement Test Scores was accounted for by Black Family Structure, Fiscal Capacity, Economic Composition of a District Population, and Community Type characteristics.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentviii, 179 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08252008-162024en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08252008-162024/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39233en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1990.H844.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 22369370en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1990.H844en
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- United States -- Financeen
dc.subject.lcshEducational equalization -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshMultivariate analysisen
dc.titleMultivariate analysis of equity in public elementary and secondary school financeen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research, Evaluation, and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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