Summary 1
The dissertation defence took place on 28 October 2019, and the presenter's name is Rochelle Massingill. The title of the dissertation is Parental Involvement in Midwestern Urban Schools (Rochelle, 2019). The research revolves around the education focusing on the education achievements of the urban children in comparison to non-urban children. The problem that the researcher wanted to address in the dissertation was poor academic achievements among the urban children in Mid-Western schools. Children in Mid-Western urban schools are not performing well in comparison to non-urban peers of the same age. The theoretical framework that grounded the research was that of overlapping spheres "Venn Diagram" that involve the three critical stakeholders when it comes to education, and it includes family, school and the community.
The theoretical framework used by the research fit the selected topic and the problem under study because it brings about the relationship that the three main stakeholders have in influencing the academics. The use of Venn diagram in this particular study shows to achieve academic success, each entity has a vital role to play, and each is critical towards enhancing the academic performance of the children. The researcher did not indicate that the research study was grounded in theory. Still, she managed to explain the relationships between the three primary stakeholders in the education sector and how it influences the performance. She went ahead and described one of the best research design used in the study. The research design of overlapping spheres of parental involvement enables one to understand some of the areas of parent involvement that can help improve academic performance. The presenter did not mention how the research made theoretical contribution however she managed to explain how different school can use the framework to improve academic performance by ensuring the productive relationship between the parents, school and the community.
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Summary 2
The defence of the dissertation took place on 24 October 2019, and the presenter was Lori Graham. The title of dissertation was “The Lived Experiences of North Carolina Community College Administrators on Free Tuition Movement Involvement: A Phenomenological Study”. The topic area of the research work was the involvement on free tuition movement, particularly on the community college in North Carolina (Lori, 2019). The research problem that the researcher is addressing is that the standpoints of the community college administration on the perspective of the lived experience is not known. It is essential to have this critical information because they are useful to other learning institutions as they prepare to provide such services of free tuition programs for their learners.
The primary purpose of the study was to get the information from the community college administrators concerning the lived experience about free tuition movement in the North Carolina region. Since there is no real data that exist, it was essential to conduct such a study to enable the administrators to get valuable information necessary that can enable institution to implement free tuition movement the country. The research work was grounded on Transformative Learning Theory. The theory is appropriate in this particular research study because it plays a critical role in capturing what an individual believes and the ideas that are generated as well as other essential perspectives of different individuals. The presenter was therefore clear on the point that the research study was guided by theory. The presenter was clear on the fact that the findings of the research study were crucial in improving the state of free tuition movement in colleges however there are no statements that declare that the research will make a theoretical contribution to the field of study.
References
Lori, G. (2019, October 24). The Lived Experiences of North Carolina Community College Administrators on Free Tuition Movement Involvement: A Phenomenological Study [Video file]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skNSthBffNo&feature=emb_logo
Rochelle, M. (2019, October 28). Parental Involvement in Midwestern Urban Schools [Video file]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jozKKzM0xPM&feature=emb_logo
