Church-School Partnerships

Real and Perceived Barriers to Church-School Partnerships in Rural Southeastern Mississippi

Presenters: Dr. Elizabeth Bailey, Dr. S. Brad Bailey and Dr. Jalynn Roberts

Join Dr. Elizabeth A. Bailey, a recent graduate of William Carey University’s School of Education, on Monday, February 26 as she shares work from her doctoral dissertation study on church-school partnerships in a county in rural Southeast Mississippi. The study provided a detailed description of what type of partnerships exist in rural Southeast Mississippi, real and perceived barriers to such partnerships, and how successful church-school partnerships might be initiated, sustained, and/or duplicated in South Mississippi. This proposed panel presentation would focus on real and perceived barriers to initiating, sustaining, and duplicating church-school partnerships in Mississippi.

Dr. Elizabeth A. Bailey is a K-8 attendance center principal with a keen interest in church-school partnerships as a method of school improvement. She is interested in providing training and consulting to both schools and churches that are interested in starting church-school partnerships.

Dr. S. Brad Bailey is a college communication instructor with an interest in providing training and consultations to both schools and churches that are interested in starting church-school partnerships.

Dr. Jalynn Roberts, associate professor of Research and Statistics, William Carey University, directed a research study on church-school partnerships and has a keen interest in the subject.