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Practicing Gender: A Feminist Ethnography Of An All Girls' After-School Club, Alison A. Happel
Practicing Gender: A Feminist Ethnography Of An All Girls' After-School Club, Alison A. Happel
Educational Policy Studies Dissertations
The institution of schooling is one of the most formative spaces in which young people learn about gender norms and expectations. Rather than being a biological given, gender identity is achieved through gender practices and gender achievements (Butler, 1990/1999; Nayak & Kehily, 2008). This study was a year-long ethnography during which I observed an all girls’ after-school club. The club included 15 girls who were in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. The majority of the club’s participants were African American girls. This ethnography utilized participant observation and interviews. Club documents were also analyzed during data analysis. My primary research question …
The Revolution Begins At 3pm: A Qualitative Study Of A Statewide 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, Corrie Lynn Davis
The Revolution Begins At 3pm: A Qualitative Study Of A Statewide 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, Corrie Lynn Davis
Educational Policy Studies Dissertations
ABSTRACT THE REVOLUTION BEGINS AT 3PM: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF A STATEWIDE 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS PROGRAM by Corrie L. Davis The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how teachers and staff members demonstrated caring toward their students within a statewide 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) afterschool program. The participants in the study included 17 program directors, 22 site coordinators, 16 teachers, 3 paraprofessionals, 11 parents, 11 principals, and 18 other stakeholders associated with the program. This multi-site case study utilized the naturalistic paradigm of qualitative research. The data collection process included 98 semi-structured …