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Chad Williams Martin – ProQuest LLC, 2022
As schools have been required to provide more and more services and as more and more people have left rural areas, school consolidation has become the answer. During the 1990s, it was ruled that the state of public school funding was unconstitutional. To solve this problem the state legislature passed Act 60 of 2003. Act 60 set the minimum…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Community Change, Economic Impact, Educational Improvement
Al-Khatib, Amal Jamal – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative case study is an investigation of the role of race, school context, and personal and professional experiences in the formation of an early childhood teacher's professional identity. Data sources included interviews, observations, conversations, field notes, and school artifacts. Member checking, triangulation, and extended…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Minority Group Teachers, Professional Identity
Choi, Hee Young – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examines the unique experiences of international Korean college students in the Midwest who have gone through the early study abroad (ESA) period in the US during their formative secondary school education and the influence of the experiences into their college lives in the mega campus. Two overarching research questions are: 1) how do…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Asians, Foreign Students, College Students
Jennison Smith, Virginia M – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Scope and Method of Study. This qualitative study used heuristic phenomenology and involved 20 interviews at 3 different sites, 2 focus groups, formal and informal observations, and the analysis of various artifacts including photos, drawings, and documents. Findings and Conclusions. Third culture kids are a diverse group of individuals who spent…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Child Development, Foreign Countries, Self Concept
Evivie, Loretta Gbemudu – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The number of international students coming to the United States has increased from 48,486 in 1959-1960 to 623,805 in the 2007-2008 academic years (Open Doors, 2008). These students contributed $15.5 billion to the United States economy, making education the nation's fifth largest service export (Open Doors, 2008). The literature has focused on…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Economic Development, Research Universities, Racial Discrimination