Parent satisfaction with Marshall University's Summer Enrichment Program: Year three (West Virginia)

The current study sought to examine the level of parent satisfaction with an extended school year program, the Marshall University Graduate College Summer Enrichment Program, verses the level of parent satisfaction at students' local schools. The study also replicated the findings in two previous studies (Lattimore, 2003; Wartenburg, 2005). Parent satisfaction data were collected using satisfaction surveys. A survey was mailed to parents at the end of the regular school year to assess level of parent satisfaction with local school (N=105). Twenty surveys were returned by mail.; A t-test analysis on the twenty returned parent surveys found that the variable #10 (My child was safe at school) was the best indicator of parent satisfaction with the local school and that the variable #10 (My child was safe at school) was the best indicator of the parent satisfaction with the MUGC Summer Enrichment Program.; Additionally, the level of parent satisfaction with the MUGC Summer Enrichment Program throughout the past three years was compared by using a 30 Chi Square analysis of categorical variables for question 14 ("I am satisfied with the MUGC Summer Enrichment Program"). Data found that overall level of parent satisfaction with the MUGC Summer Enrichment Program increased throughout the past three years of the program. Satisfaction levels were also higher with the chosen program (MUGC Summer Enrichment Program satisfaction Mean 4.68; SD 0.67) than with the mandatory local program (Local School Mean 3.85; SD 1.29). (Abstract shortened by UMI.)...