Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
May 1998
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of integration on two black high schools and their communities in East Tennessee. The purpose of the study was to show how integration impacted these two communities both negatively and positively. The research method was qualitative and used the case study approach. Interviews of former students, teachers, and administrators of these two schools was a primary source of data collection. Further analysis of the data used the qualitative software package QSR NUD*IST 4.0. Data gained from the interviews, coupled with historical and current literature, as well as other published documents in relation to these two schools added further support to the results. Conclusions of the study suggest that integration played a role in the demise of these two black communities. However, it was not the sole contributing factor. Integration was simply the catalyst for inevitable change.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Knaff, Sheila R., "A Case Study of the Effects of Integration on Two Black High Schools in East Tennessee" (1998). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2935. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2935
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African American Studies Commons, Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Administration and Supervision Commons