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2014

University of Central Florida

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Student Engagement And Ethical Care In A Title I Middle School Program, Marguerite Anderson Jan 2014

Student Engagement And Ethical Care In A Title I Middle School Program, Marguerite Anderson

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The purpose of this dissertation was to determine if the foundational constructs (student engagement and ethical care) were experienced by the 8th grade students that participated in a morning tutoring program: Future Problem Solvers. A mixed methods design was adopted for the purpose of this study including raw data, survey data, informal observations, and face-to-face interviews. The goal was to determine if the 28 participants (male and female) demonstrated academic success on the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (Science). The study was also conducted in order to explore the level of student engagement and the development of reciprocating relationships based ethical …