In this single case study of the Lutheran Elementary Schools of the Michigan District (LCMS), the research question is: What changes have taken place in the methods used to finance the Lutheran elementary schools within the Michigan District between 1981-1990? The researcher investigated the effects of the following agents on the funding methods used by the schools to meet their annual operating budgets for each of the years in the study: (A) Community demographics; (B) Student enrollment; (C) Enrollment patterns over the period of the study; (D) Program characteristics--K-8 and Pre-K programs. The results of the study indicated a heavy dependency on financial support from operating congregations, as well as a movement toward the increased use of tuition (member/non-member) in the District's schools. Third source funding, income from sources outside the congregation and tuition, was found to have a minimal impact in most schools. From the study's findings, implications were developed for further research and recommendations were made for the development of policies and practices for non-public schools.Ed.D.EducationUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/103348/1/9319458.pdfDescription of 9319458.pdf : Restricted to UM users only
