Description:
This dissertation is a multiple case study of organizational dynamics and their influence
on parent-teacher partnerships in four child care programs participating in the Strengthening
Families initiative. The goals of this study are to 1) identify how the Strengthening Families
initiative in one state influenced changes in child care programs, 2) identify theorized
characteristics of conventional and relational bureaucratic child care organizations, and 3) test
the hypothesis that these distinct organizational types influence the quality of family
partnerships. Data sources include interviews with 60 child care program staff, 20 hours of
observation at each program, and program documents. Qualitative analysis techniques include
the use of descriptive and interpretive coding, cross case comparisons, and a pattern matching
technique in which a theoretically derived pattern of organizational characteristics is compared to
the empirical data. (author abstract)
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Country:
United States
State(s):
Illinois