Factors Which Contribute to Successful Schools for Disadvantaged Students: An Exploratory Case Study of Two Urban Elementary Schools in Norfolk, Virginia

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Author	Sawyer, Lula Saunders
Copyright Year	1999
Abstract	Page DEDICATION........................................................................................................iv ACKNOW LEDGM ENTS....................................................................................v LIST OF TA BLES................................................................................................. vi APPENDIXES........................................................................................................ vii Chapters I STATEMENT OF THE P R O B L E M ................................... 1 Urban Significance.................................................................... 3 Historical B ackground ............................................................. 3 Significance o f the S tu d y ........................................................ 15 II LITERATURE R EV IE W ..........................................................24 Research Questions ................................................................. 53 HI METHODOLOGY Research Design and Procedures........................................... 57 Research Setting........................................................................ 58 Sample Selection...................................................................... 59 Data Collection M ethods........................................................ 64 Analytical P rocedu res............................................................. 71 V alid ity ..................................................................................... 73 R eliab ility ................................................................................. 75 Study Period .......................................................................... 76 Limitations................................................................................ 76 IV ANALYSIS OF D A T A ................................................................ 77 Personal Interview s..................................................................... 78 Focus Group D a ta ....................................................................... 93 Summative Analysis o f Focus Group D ata ............................ 120 viii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. V CONCLUSIONS ................................................................... 130 Recommendations for Future S tu d y .................................. 150 VI APPENDIX............................................................................... 152 VII B IBLIO G RA PH Y .................................................................. 180
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DOI	10.25777/9bwm-9e36
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