Honors Theses
Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Public Policy Leadership
First Advisor
Melissa Bass
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This thesis is about the perceptions of the Parents as Teachers (PAT) Program in Petal, Mississippi. In order to gauge these perceptions, I developed a survey for the parents in the program and a survey for the parent educators (program administrators). The parent surveys were administered during home visits and the administrator surveys at a monthly staff meeting. I used thematic coding to analyze the qualitative data and SPSS for the quantitative data. I found that the administrators had accurate perceptions about the parents' income and marital status, but not their age. The parents and administrators were very satisfied with the program, but felt that more families needed to know about it. Overall, the PAT program is perceived as a benefit for the families that are involved with the program, and more publicity about the program can help more families find out about it.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Victoria Roseanne, "Parent and Administrator Perceptions of a Parents as Teachers Program (PAT) in Petal, Mississippi" (2015). Honors Theses. 927.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/927
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