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Cormac Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic created an opportunity to reexamine many of the research findings associated with high school athletics. Utilizing a hermeneutic phenomenological methodology, specifically an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach, the research evaluated commonly held theories and beliefs associated with high school sports.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Athletics, Administrators, Educational Benefits
Anthony L. McWright – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Family and community engagement are proven strategies for strengthening schools. Across the United States, parents and community members have pressed school boards and district leadership for more transparency and broader participation in decisions about school turnaround. The purpose of this qualitative case study is to understand the…
Descriptors: School Closing, High Schools, Urban Schools, School Community Relationship
Rye Ellis Katz – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study borrows its title from the hashtag #CopsoutCPS, which is a student-led movement in Chicago to end the School Resource Officer (SRO) Program and divest from policing in Chicago Public Schools. This case study cross-analyzes student, staff, and community narratives on the transitional developments in alternative safety and student…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Practices, High Schools, Police
Huntley, Miriam Black – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The concept of branding holds the key to achieving organizational goals by determining the needs and wants of target markets (Nicolescu, 2009). The brand of a community college is influenced by the interactions these individuals have on campus or in public with college administrators, faculty, and staff (Black, 2008). As a result it is imperative…
Descriptors: Reputation, Community Colleges, Counties, Administrator Attitudes
Chrissy Holliday – ProQuest LLC, 2020
College-going culture represents the development of college aspiration within individuals, and also the provision of guidance and support to prepare students for college application, enrollment, and success (Achinstein, Curry, & Ogawa, 2015; Corwin & Tierney, 2007). First- generation students are of particular research interest because…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Experience, Educational Experience, Hispanic American Students
Benzaquen, Eitan Yacov – ProQuest LLC, 2016
In April 2008, the Wisconsin Erie School District attempted and failed to pass a school bond referendum to renovate its high school. In November 2008, again the school district did not pass a referendum. Interestingly, in the 2009-2010 school year, the district was successful in passing a bond referendum. Although the original bond measure called…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Educational Finance, School Districts, Voting