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Charter school principals’ influence on the recruitment and retention of students of color: A qualitative case study

Bernadette M. Anderson

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Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)

Resource Languages

English

Institutional Repository

Northwest Nazarene University

Description / Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of six charter school principals in the Midwest of recruiting and retaining students of color and the other services that their schools offer to attract and maintain students of color. This study looked for meaning and themes within the lived experiences of the principals. This study asked the following research question: What are charter school principals’ experiences to recruit and retain students of color in the Midwest through admission policies or practices, retention strategies, and offered services? The researcher sought to understand through the lived experiences of principals leading students of color in charter schools. Phenomenological research cannot have a predetermined set of procedures but must be guided by the participants. For this reason, the researcher came to understand the lived experiences of each of the study’s participants. The first theme identified was recruitment outreach, with the two subthemes of community locations and purpose and design. The second theme, retention communication, had the two subthemes of progress reporting to students and parents and expectations. For the third theme, other services curriculum, the three sub-themes of art, college and career readiness, and parent education were present. The fourth theme, leadership relationships, had the three subthemes of families, staff, and students. Finally, the fifth theme, school culture self-care, had the three subthemes of pre-pandemic self-care, pandemic self-care, and personal self-care. This study highlights the importance of charter school principals in recruiting and retaining students of color. It illustrates how important their actions are in the school community with the staff, teachers, students, parents, families, and community at large. This study points towards several areas of future research on charter school growth. These include:

how charter school principals have influenced the curriculum during the pandemic,
how local education agencies collaborate with charter school principals,
what the overall impact of a charter school principal is upon college graduation rates,
how self-care occurs at other charter schools so as to maximize opportunities to support all schools, and
how other charter school principals recruit and retain students of color.

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KeywordsCharter school principals, recruitment, retention

Degree AwardedDoctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership

Awarding InstitutionNorthwest Nazarene University

Committee MembersAlex Zamora, Yolanda Bisbee, Bethani Studebaker, LoriAnn Sanchez

Supervisor or ChairLynn Bohecker

Peer Reviewed?No

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