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Sabol, Alexis; Struempler, Barbara J.; Zizza, Claire A. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2011
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the factors impacting participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) for elementary school students in southeast Alabama. Methods: Focus groups were used to gather qualitative data from southeastern Alabama public school fourth and fifth grade students and their parents. Six student…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Focus Groups, Breakfast Programs, Nutrition
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Ortiz, Robert W.; Green, Tim; Lim, HeeJeong – Urban Education, 2011
Many families today have access to computers that help them with their daily living activities, such as finding employment and helping children with schoolwork. With more families owning personal computers, questions arise as to the role they play in these households. An exploratory study was conducted looking at parents whose children were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Parents
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Huddleston, Andrew P. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
The author uses Bourdieu's concepts of field, capital, and habitus to analyze how students, parents, teachers, and administrators are responding to Georgia's test-based grade retention policy in reading at one Georgia elementary school. In this multiple case study, the author interviewed, observed, and collected documents regarding ten fifth…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, State Policy, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Teachers