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Transformation or Tragedy? A Retrospective Phenomenological Study of School Closure

Glenda, Toneff-Cotner E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1433316650

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2015, Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education, Cleveland State University, College of Education and Human Services.
School closure has become an accepted method of school reform policy as outlined in federal legislation found in The No Child Left Behind Act. The academic literature regarding school closure is limited and tends to be quantitative in design, focusing on the relationship between student achievement and school closure and/or student transitions. Qualitative studies around this topic have only recently emerged, focusing on the immediate impact of school closure and transition. There is a need for a retrospective study, reflecting on the long-term effects of school closure on individuals and their communities, as told by the students who experienced it. This study seeks to understand the experience of DeVilbiss students who attended the high school in the year its closure was announced, and who transitioned to a neighboring high school for the 1991-1992 school year. Using semi-structured interviews to explore issues related to transitions, the study will examine identity, social capital, relational trust, community connectedness and engagement, school and community pride, tradition, and the sense of belonging. The study will offer insight into the long-term effects of school closure, particularly through the eyes of those who experienced the closing of DeVilbiss High School. The study has implications for current and future policy decisions.
Anne Galletta, Ph.D (Committee Chair)
Joanne Goodell, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Marius Boboc, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Brian Harper, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Leigh Chiarelott, Ph.D (Committee Member)
417 p.
Academic Guidance Counseling; Behavioral Psychology; Behavioral Sciences; Counseling Education; Counseling Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Economic Theory; Education; Education Finance; Education Policy; Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Educational Sociology; Psychology; Public Policy; School Administration; School Counseling; School Finance; Social Psychology; Social Research; Sociology; Sustainability; Teacher Education; Urban Planning
Disaster Capitalism; Human Capital; No Child Left Behind Act; Place Attachment; Place Identity; Privatization of Education; Race to the Top; School Choice; School Closure; School Transition; Social Capital; Systems Thinking; Urban Renewal; White Flight

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  • Glenda, T.-C. E. (2015). Transformation or Tragedy? A Retrospective Phenomenological Study of School Closure [Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1433316650

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  • Glenda, Toneff-Cotner. Transformation or Tragedy? A Retrospective Phenomenological Study of School Closure . 2015. Cleveland State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1433316650.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Glenda, Toneff-Cotner. "Transformation or Tragedy? A Retrospective Phenomenological Study of School Closure ." Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1433316650

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