ABSTRACT
In well over a thousand data analysis workshops, Education for the Future
presenters have asked participants if they believe perceptions are important to
know within the context of school improvement. We always get a resounding
YES!! When asked why, workshop participants give responses similar to-
“the public’s perception determines whom we can get as students in our
schools, and how much the public will help us”; “perceptions are people’s
reality”; and “we all have expectations and preconceived notions that
determine how we act.”
