Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
5-2016
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Pamela Scott
Committee Members
Cecil Blankenship, William Flora, Eric Glover
Abstract
The topic of educating today’s youth has become an increasing multi-faceted task with rigorous accountability metrics handed down from all of the different branches of government. Schools are faced with providing more than just instructing the three R’s; they are taxed with educating the whole child.
This qualitative study explored the community schools model in an urban elementary school. Specifically, the study attempted to understand the perceived impact this model has on community members, parents, and administrators at one particular elementary school. Data were collected through a series of open-ended interviews and coded for inductive analysis. There were four emerging themes: impact of leader, hub of the community, safe environment, and education of the whole child, which surfaced from the data analysis of the open-ended interviews. A document review also provided additional information that was included in the findings. The need for additional quantitative and qualitative research was also suggested.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Nicely, Tanna H., "An Examination of the Community School Model in an Urban School Setting" (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3066. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3066
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.