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Shane, Erik; Maldonado, Nancy; Lacey, Candace H.; Thompson, Steve D. – Online Submission, 2007
Amid various educational options, there are certain groups of parents who choose to send their children to military-styled boarding schools. There is abundant scholarly literature addressing traditional boarding schools but a paucity of extant, relevant literature specific to the choice of military boarding schools as an educational option. This…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Boarding Schools, Military Schools, Decision Making
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Shane, Erik; Maldonado, Nancy L.; Lacey, Candace H.; Thompson, Steve D. – Journal of School Choice, 2008
Some parents choose to send their children to military-style boarding schools for a variety of reasons. Abundant scholarly literature addresses traditional boarding schools. Far less is available addressing the choice of military boarding schools as an educational option. This qualitative study investigates why parents send their sons to military…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, College Preparation, Boarding Schools, Ideology
Baldwin, Julia; Maldonado, Nancy L.; Lacey, Candace H.; Efinger, Joan – Online Submission, 2004
This qualitative study investigated perceptions of resilient, transformational, successful women leaders regarding their own resiliency and leadership. The ten participants provided information during semi-structured, open-ended, audio taped interviews which were transcribed, hand coded, and then analyzed with QSR N6 software. Findings indicated…
Descriptors: Females, Women Administrators, Gender Issues, Personality Traits