Case Study of the Voluntary Student Transfer Program: The Perspectives of African American Students and Parent Participants in One Midwestern School District

Autor/in	Goodwin, Rosalyn Harper
Titel	Case Study of the Voluntary Student Transfer Program: The Perspectives of African American Students and Parent Participants in One Midwestern School District
Quelle	(2013), (186 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Lindenwood University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3037-8560-3
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Case Studies; Transfer Programs; Transfer Students; African American Students; Parent Participation; School Districts; Semi Structured Interviews; Questionnaires; Educational Quality; Busing; Program Implementation; Desegregation Plans; Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Urban Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Elternmitwirkung; School district; Schulbezirk; Fragebogen; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule
Abstract	This study investigated the perspectives of four students and 6 parent participants of the Voluntary Student Transfer program, an inter-district desegregation program that involves transporting African American students from urban area schools to surrounding county schools. Due to limited and dated research related to the Voluntary Student Transfer (VST) program, the researcher employed a qualitative collective case study framework which included a semi-structured interview protocol and questionnaires to gather perceptual data of parent and student participants of the program. The collective case studies revealed that parent and student participants of the VST program were satisfied with the program overall had not considered discontinuing participation for any reason. Data analysis revealed common themes addressed by parents and students to support their perceptions about the VST program. These themes included quality of education, the importance of relationships, and parent activism. Busing and the distance from home was another combined theme that developed, presenting a drawback from program participation. Because the sample size of this study represents a small percentage of the participants in the VST program, further studies should be conducted to include more perspectives within the research district and other districts implementing the VST program. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01