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Slate, John R.; Jones, Craig H.; Wiesman, Karen; Alexander, Jeanie; Saenz, Tracy – New Horizons in Education, 2008
Background: Schools in K-12 have generated mission statements as ways of focusing their efforts and energies in specific areas. These mission statements vary by institutional setting as a function of the stakeholders and constituent groups who facilitate their development. To date, no studies were located in which the mission statements of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Investigations, Elementary Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Wang, Jinhao; Gibson, Angela M.; Salinas, Lelia; Solis, Fred; Slate, John R. – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2007
The mission statements of 34 four-year and of 68 two-year colleges in the State of Texas were examined for themes to determine the extent to which their themes were similar or dissimilar in nature. Although previous researchers have attempted to analyze and demonstrate that these mission statements often have reoccurring themes, only limited…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Cultural Pluralism, Vocational Education