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Perspectives Of Rural Nebraska Community Leaders On Pre-Kindergarten In Public Schools, Bradley G. Stauffer
Perspectives Of Rural Nebraska Community Leaders On Pre-Kindergarten In Public Schools, Bradley G. Stauffer
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The investigator in this study explored perspectives of rural Nebraska community leaders on pre-kindergarten in public schools. Thirty rural Nebraska community leaders were interviewed, 10 from each of three different communities ranging in population from around 1,000 to 2,500. For this qualitative study, the investigator asked two primary research questions related to the impact of pre-kindergarten on:
- Child development
- Community development
Six main themes were derived from the interviews:
- Child Development
- Community Development
- Changes in the Family and Society
- Funding
- Equity
- Educating the Community
The literature review focused on the efficacy of pre-kindergarten and early childhood education. Three seminal research …