dc.creator | Rowley, Kristie J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-23T16:02:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-12-19 | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-12-19 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-12022005-144026 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/14994 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study examines the social contexts of school zones over time and their influence on student participation and engagement in schools. As one Southeastern school district transitioned from court-ordered busing to unitary status, schools were rezoned with an emphasis on sending children to schools that were closer to their homes. As a result, many schools became more racially and socioeconomically homogeneous than they were during the desegregation era. In this dissertation I explore the impacts of these ever-changing social contexts on student outcomes. I find that the social contexts of school attendance zones are influential in predicting student participation and engagement in schools. I also find that these effects are mediated by full service schools designed to assist students living in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.subject | sense of place | |
dc.subject | neighborhood effects | |
dc.subject | student outcomes | |
dc.subject | social disorganization | |
dc.subject | unitary status | |
dc.title | Setting Boundaries: Monitoring the Effects of Closer-to-Home School Rezoning on Student Participation & Engagement in School | |
dc.type | dissertation | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Thomas M. Smith | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Mark Berends | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Claire Smrekar | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Adam Gamoran | |
dc.type.material | text | |
thesis.degree.name | PHD | |
thesis.degree.level | dissertation | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Leadership and Policy Studies | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Vanderbilt University | |
local.embargo.terms | 2006-12-19 | |
local.embargo.lift | 2006-12-19 | |
dc.contributor.committeeChair | Ellen B. Goldring | |