An evaluation of the educational media programs in Seventh-Day Adventist academies

Per Cent of Schools Walch were in the Below Average, Average, and ,\bove Average Ranges of Media Program Criteria on Program Items IncludGd within the Aspect of School System Media Services ^ II.Per Cent of Schools IThich were in the Felow Average, Average, and Above Average Ranges of Media Program Criteria on Program Items Included within the Aspect of Media Services for Curriculum and Instruction H III.. Per Cent of Schools which were in the Below Average, Average, and Above Average Ranges of Media Program Criteria on Program Items Included within the Aspect of Educational Media Center. . .13 IV.. Per Gent of Schools Which were in the Below Average, Average, and Above Average Ranges of Media Program Criteria on Program Itema Included within the Aspect of Physical Facilities for Educational Media 17 V.Per Cent of Schools l.-fhich were in the Below Average, Average, and Above Average Ranges of Media Program Criteria on Program Items Included vrithin the Aspect of Budget and Finance cf the Media Program 19 VI.Per Cent of Schools Which were in the Below Average, Average, and Above Average Ranges of Media Program Criteria on Program Item?Included within the Aspect of Educational Madid Staff > 21 THE PROBi.El-4 In all ages there has been a great need to keep "up in all areas of the educational program.To do this a constant evaluat5.on of the program has teen necessary.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current status of the educational media programs of the Seventh-day Adventist academies in the United States and to reccranend areas for improvement.Importance of th^Study .The, study was conducted to see how the academies rate in their educational media programs when evaluated by a standard checklist.The evaluation vas built around six major aspects cf educational media programs as stressed in Fulton's study: (1) School System Educational Media Services, (2) Educational Media Services for Curriculum and Instruction, (3) The Educational Media Center, (4.) Physical Facilities for Educational Media, (5) Budget and Finance of the Mucational Media Program, and (6) Educa- tional Media Staff .1 Though funds are limited,, the Seventh-day Adventist academies must keep pace vith changing times.Tne findings of this study should provide a basis for actions which could be taken at Conference, Union, and General Conference levels to improve the educational media programs of Seventh-day Adventistacademies .Tne use of the checklist by each school administrator should have made him aware of the educational media program in his own school.The purpose of this study will have been m.et if one student receives better instruction as a result of this evaluation.William R.. Fulton."Self-Evaluative Checklist and Criteria for Evaluating Educational Media Programs,."Unpublished research report, University of Oklahoma,.19C-6.. DKFDilTICX CF TERKS Edu cationa ] media refers to all insti^jctional materials and equipment necessary for teaching and lonrning, excluding books.fitlucatlpnql rredla services includes the total efforts to help teachers and students use available educational ruedia.Educational ir.adia prop-am refers to all efforts of a school system to provide educational nedia and services.Educational media director refers to the administrator of the educational media program for the entire school syste-.. Edu cational ?edj.a coord inatcr refers to the supervisor of educational media programs in a secondary school., Frcfesrional educational Ked_ijj_ staf £ i^f-'fers to all certified school personnel v;ho have special prepara'cion for media work and who are engaged in media activities.' ' Clerical media staff refers to personnel such as filing clerks and eecretaries who work full-time in educational media services.Technical media staff includes repairmen, technicians, photographers., and materials processors who work full-time in educational media services.Academies refers to the boarding and day high schools in the United Statfjs which are owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.General Conferenc e of Seventh-day Adventist refers to the highest authority of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Union Conference refers to the third highest authority under the General Conference.State Conference refers to the next division of authority under the Union Gonfere\:ce?'.^'X^Jj^-x.Ms.l refers to maV:ing judgments based on established criteria, Self-eyalu-ition refers to adninistrators evaluating their own school by established criteria.GEMExRy:.RF,SEARCH PRCCEDURBS The proceduie for studying the problem involved two major steps: (1) evaluating the current status and functions of the educational media programs in the academies of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and (2) formulating recommendations for the improvement of the educational pjedia programs of the Seventh-day Adventist academics which appeared to be weak in relation to estab- lished standards, Fulton's Evaluative Checldist v;as used to colloot data from the acadenaes.-^The data were collected during the 1966-67 school yecr.

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