THE USES OF POSTERS AND PERCEIVED VALUES IN SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY
Open Access
- Author:
- Alkandari, Khaled Ahmed
- Graduate Program:
- Instructional Systems
- Degree:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Document Type:
- Dissertation
- Date of Defense:
- September 14, 2009
- Committee Members:
- Dr Ali Carr Chellman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alison Alene Carr Chellman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan M Land, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Member - Keywords:
- posters
perceived values
uses - Abstract:
- Many types of posters are displayed in schools, such as motivational posters, instructional posters, and informational posters. The purpose of this study was to examine the uses and perceived values of posters in schools. In chapter 1, background on the topic and the justification for examining this problem are presented, followed by a description of the problem and the purpose statement. A definition of posters also is presented. The second chapter contains a review of the literature on the uses of posters in schools and public libraries, and during wartime. A case study approach was used to examine the perceived uses and values of posters in a middle school in a rural area of Pennsylvania. Thirteen women and two men at the Sabah Area Middle School (SAMS)—administrators, teachers, and staff—were interviewed in this study. The results showed that posters existed in the school and that administrators, teachers, and staff used these posters in different ways. These include decorative, informational, educational, motivational, and public relations items. This study concludes that paying attention to the uses of posters in middle school based on the five functions of posters might help school administrators, teachers, and staff to maximize posters’ benefits.