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Title
Perception of the Role of K-12 Schooling: Completing the Evaluative Loop for Sustainable Human Capacity Building Infrastructure (HCBI)
Description
This study examined perception of K12 schooling systems as experienced by a randomsample of adults in Phoenix, AZ. It explored whether the values purported as key factors
in the American K12 schooling system - as presented in academic literature - were compatible with the lives, interests and goals of ‘users’, student-participants. In addition, it offered opportunity for post-K12 student-participants to share their views on the purposes, goals, and outcomes they held to be important. The sample consisted of 139 post-K12 stu-
dents/individuals residing in Phoenix, AZ. Mean age of student-participants was 29. Results indicated a mismatch between purported K12 schooling goals and important outcomes embedded in the system and values held by the K12 student-participants. The participants in this research generally perceived K12 schooling as valuable, both to themselves and to society at large, but stressed that the deficiencies they perceived in the system were particular to delivery platforms as they relate to the learning styles of students and belonging. Future life skills and success - in and after K12 schooling - whether related to college or not were also of importance. Results revealed that the initial hypothesis of income, age, and ethnicity as
key factors in satisfaction with K12 schooling was not borne-out. Rather it revealed that a sense of belonging and the suitability of learning platforms to the individual learning styles of students were of greatest significance.
Date Created
2022
Contributors
- Parker-Anderies, Margaret (Author)
- Janssen, Marco (Thesis advisor)
- Garcia, David (Committee member)
- Mishra, Punya (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Extent
93 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.168680
Level of coding
minimal
Cataloging Standards
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Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2022
Field of study: Sustainability
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System Modified
- 2022-08-22 06:06:32
- 2 years 2 months ago
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