Journal of K-12 Educational Research 29 Research Question 2 (RQ2) Is there a relationship between parent and student perceptions regarding school culture as measured by the Qualtrics survey? RQ1 explored whether a relationship exists between parent and student perceptions of school culture as measured by the Qualtrics surveys. RQ2 was evaluated by conducting a Pearson r correlational analysis between parent and student response data from the April 2023 Qualtrics surveys. The researcher selected 16 response items from the parent survey and 17 response items from the student survey to include in the analysis. The items were selected based on how well they aligned with the four domains of school culture which include academic, community, safety, and institutional environment (Wang & Degol, 2016). The correlation was determined using SPSS to identify statistically significant relationships, indicated by an alpha level p ≤ .05. In the circumstance that the null hypothesis is rejected, it is assumed that there is a relationship between the parent and student perceptions of the current study. Aggregated student response scores for all elementary schools (N = 6,754, M = 2.43, SD = 0.117) ranged from 2.13 to 2.61 and parent responses, (N = 5,003, M = 3.51, SD = .099) ranged from 3.35 to 3.78. The results of the correlation analysis display a statistically significant relationship between parent and student culture perception data on the Qualtrics surveys, r(37) = .417, p = 008. Thus, the null hypothesis of no relationship between the two variables is rejected, and it is assumed that a relationship does exist between student and parent perceptions of school culture. The range of the student perceptions data was 2.13 to a maximum of 2.61 which indicated a total range of .481 and a variance of .014. The Likert-type scale on the student Qualtrics survey provided a range of possible responses for any given item selected for the study. The parent survey items used a 4-point scale while the student survey items used a 3-point response scale. Figure 2 displays a scatterplot graph of parent and student data. Since the student scores were based on a different scale than the parent scores, the mean for student scores may appear to be lower than for parents. Quantitative Findings The qualitative data was organized to produce meaningful information and insight that aligned with RQ3. The researcher analyzed the participants’ responses to each interview question and used the NVivo Version 14 (for mac) Figure 2 Scatterplot Graph of Parent and Student Data
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