A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH SELECTED FLORIDA EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND LEGISLATORS AGREE ON WHAT SHOULD CONSTITUTE MINIMUM BASIC AND FUNCTIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION

Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978. ; The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which selected Florida Secondary School Principals, Minority Educators and Community Leaders, and Members of the Legislative Education Committees, agree on what should constitute minimum basic and functional skills required for secondary school graduation. Questions to be answered and explored in this study were: 1. What minimum basic and functional skills should constitute the graduation requirement for all students graduating from public secondary schools? 2. Does or should the curriculum of the public secondary school provide for the transference of basic skills in mathematics and language to their practical application as a functional skill? 3. What readability level should be required of all students graduating from public secondary schools? 4. Are there or should there be remediation programs included in the curriculum of public secondary schools for those students who have been unable to achieve satisfactory progress? 5. How are or should existing or proposed basic skills and functional skills instructional programs be evaluated? 6. Are current Florida Secondary School Graduation Standards as outlined in Section 232.245 of the Florida Statute, titled "Pupil Progression," adequate? ; College of Education ; FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection