Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
5-2010
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Terrence A. Tollefson
Committee Members
Jasmine R. Renner, James H. Lampley, Andrew Czuchry
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the continuous improvement process of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCP). Results of surveys conducted annually by the TNCPE from postapplicants provided data from the state award applicants. Their responses offered indicators of satisfaction among different industry sectors (education, government, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit, and service) with the TNCPE services (criteria booklet, feedback report, site visit policy, TNCPE staff, and team of examiners). The survey data were obtained from the TNCPE office in Nashville, Tennessee in which award applicants were provided a series of survey questions. These questions involved the overall award program and the site visit experiences. Within the program award, data included 26 applicant responses while the site visit surveys included 107 applicant responses. In addition, an alpha level of .05 was used for all statistical tests. The major conclusions were: (1) there are differences in the industry sectors with the length of the site visit, team of examiners' team leader's leadership, and the clarity of the feedback report (control vs. influence). Other tests were not statistically significant.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Ricker, Anita Paige, "An Analysis of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Examiners' Continuous Improvement Process." (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1666. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1666
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.