Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / The purpose of this study was to discover why African-American parents, traditionally supportive of public school education, are seeking private schooling for their children in growing numbers. In particular, this study addressed the question of "What are the factors, variables, or conditions that contribute to African-American parents selecting Parkside Christian Academy as their school of choice?" Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to find out how and why African-American parents select schools for their children. The findings of this study suggest that parents make choices regarding their children's early elementary school years many times based on the parents' own personal school experiences. As a result ofthe interviews and the survey, a new model called the Parent Concern Model was created. This model has ten dimensions that correspond to factors that might influence the way parents select schools for their children. The ten dimensions that emerged from the twenty qualitative interviews shape and affect the way African-American parents think and select schools. The ten dimensions, identified as the Parent Concern Model were financial concerns, performance concerns, equity concerns, self-esteem concerns, transportation concerns, safety concerns, displacement concerns, teacher concerns, parental involvement concerns, and emotional distress concerns. / 2031-01-01

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences. / Department of Sociology

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2031-01-01

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / The purpose of this study was to construct a spelling kit to improve the spelling of pupils in the secondary school. The Guinta Spelling Kit was the result of the writer's review of the literature on spelling to find a method, presentation of materials, word list, and evaluative technique which would best suit the individual needs of pupils. Pupils are able to teach and test themselves with the following material contained in the Kit: 1. Dictation Pre-test of twenty sentences using Pollock's forty words most frequently misspelled in high school and in college. 2. Student Notebook containing: a. "How to Succeed in Spelling with the Guinta Spelling Kit!" b. "Record of Dictation Pre-Test" c. "Words I Will Learn to Spell" d. "Letter to Student" e. "Directions for Using the G. S. K. Workbook" f. "Synonym Context Test" g. "Answer Key for the Synonym Context Test" h. "Progress Chart." 3. The G. S. K. Workbook, a programmed instruction workbook which uses a multi-method to learn to spell Pollock's forty words. Students are to construct written responses in at least nine linear frames which require: a. Seeing each word in context b. Learning a definition for each word c. Dividing each word into syllables d. Learning the origin of each word e. Saying each word f. Using each word in an original sentence. 4. Teacher's Handbook listing: a. "Introduction" b. "Materials in the Guinta Spelling Kit" c. "Basic Steps of the Guinta Spelling Kit" d. "What Does the Teacher Do?" / 2031-01-01

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University / The problem is to develop a set or criteria to evaluate the reading area or an elementary school. The criteria consist of specific statements indicating desirable conditions and procedures in the reading area of the elementary school program. Such statements should furnish a means for teachers to examine and evaluate the effectiveness of their own work.

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University