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Dissertation
A Case Study Approach Of The Transformation Of Brown Barge Elementary School And The Closing Of A. A. Dixon School Following Augustus Versus Escambia County School Board
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2007
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine case studies linked to three important historical time periods in the Pensacola, Florida educational community. These historical moments included the (a) Augustus v. School Board of Escambia County, Florida landmark legal case regarding desegregation in Escambia County educational institutions; (b) transformation of Brown Barge Elementary School to Brown Barge Magnet School; and (c) closing of A. A. Dixon Elementary School. I used case studies to explore three historical time periods. I interviewed residents who experienced one or more of the three events defined by the cases. I compared and contrasted their responses with information I retrieved about the three events from newspaper articles and meeting minutes. The stories revealed participants’ struggles with sacrificing their historical African American community schools as they supported school integration.
Details
- Title
- A Case Study Approach Of The Transformation Of Brown Barge Elementary School And The Closing Of A. A. Dixon School Following Augustus Versus Escambia County School Board
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Janet K. Pilcher (Committee Chair)Steve Philipp (Committee Member) - University of West FloridaJoyce C. Nichols (Committee Member)Rabin Largue (Committee Member) - University of West Florida
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 194
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090719906600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- Education; University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida