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Business and educational partnerships: a study of the International School of the Americas, Northeast Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas
| dc.creator | Isbell, Kelly Jeanne | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T22:40:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T22:40:58Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1995 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1995-THESIS-I84 | |
| dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | en |
| dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this thesis was to study business and educational partnerships, using the International School of the Americas as a model. This inquiry focuses on the nature of the relationship between the business and education partners, the benefits (academic, economic, and social) and/or rewards to students as a result of the partnership, the benefits (economic, social, and academic) and/or rewards for business partners who participate. Interviews are utilized to assess opinions and attitudes the business partners (Trinity University, Valero Energy Corporation, Southwestern Bell Telephone, Northeast Independent School District and Harcourt Brace) as well as the faculty and principal at the school. Student surveys are used to assess student perceptions as to the degree and nature of business involvement in their school, as well as perceived benefits from attending the school. Individuals associated with business and educational partnerships are interviewed to obtain a variety of viewpoints on programs. | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.subject | educational curriculum and instruction. | en |
| dc.subject | Major educational curriculum and instruction. | en |
| dc.title | Business and educational partnerships: a study of the International School of the Americas, Northeast Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | educational curriculum and instruction | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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