The researcher/writer of this treatise has used qualitatively based data to develop a
better understanding of the perceptions of college readiness initiatives in three public
school districts in the service area of a community college in South Texas. The researcher
has also used these methods to understand the perceptions of participants in a community
based parental outreach program about the subject of college readiness. More
specifically, through the use interviews with public school district superintendents, focus
groups with educational professionals in the corresponding school districts, and similar focus group interviews with the parent/facilitators in the outreach group; critical issues,
incidents, and events have been identified to improve and better inform the processes of
college readiness initiatives for the college. The end product of this treatise will help both
the researcher/practitioner and the leadership of the college improve their educational
service to the community, and add new voices to the character of this service. The
researcher as an outsider to the language and culture of the region, has also reflected on
his positionality and professional growth within this community through these processes. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/6906 |
| Date | 05 February 2010 |
| Creators | Johnson, Wallace Dodge |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | electronic |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works. |
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