dc.contributor.author	Horne, Jacob T.
dc.coverage.spatial	Georgia	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2013-2022	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-25T16:52:44Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-25T16:52:44Z
dc.date.issued	2022-05
dc.identifier.other	05A88F39-69AD-FBBE-42B4-0A08AED2888B	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/5436
dc.description	Horne, Jacob T., "A Critical Narrative Study of Latinx Parents’ Experiences Navigating Georgia’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program," Ph.D. diss., Valdosta State University, 2022.
dc.description.abstract	Providing school choice as a means of competition in education is a neoliberal goal that has gained momentum over the latter half of the twentieth century. In 2008, the State of Georgia enacted legislation for a new tax credit called the Qualified Education Tax Credit (QETC), which provides scholarship funds for students to move from their districted public school to a private school of their choice. Research has been conducted on how members of the dominant group and some members of non-dominant groups have navigated school choice. One group of people whose experiences have not been heard yet is the Latinx community. Using purposeful sampling, this critical narrative study explores the experiences of Latinx parents in Georgia as they navigate moving their child(ren) from their districted public school to the private school of their choice. To better understand the system which these families are navigating, market theory, rational choice theory (RCT), and Latinx critical race theory (LatCrit) were employed. Guided by Seidman’s (2013) methods for personal interviews, the experiences of this marginalized community will finally be given a platform. Using Saldaña’s (2016) coding methods to identify themes, the findings of this study indicate that Latinx parents are seeking a better academic environment and, in this case, a religious education. The findings also demonstrate that Latinx families continue to face barriers to their existence, in this case as they navigate the school choice marketplace created in Georgia. Nevertheless, once in their chosen private school, these Latinx parents are satisfied with their (or in some cases, their child’s) decision and feel as though they have been welcomed into this new community. Keywords: Latinx, School Choice, Georgia, SSO, Tax Credit Scholarship, Private School	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Chapter I INTRODUCTION 1 -- Statement of Problem 7 -- Significance of Study 9 -- Research Questions 10 -- Research Goals 13 -- Conceptual Framework 15 -- Theoretical Frameworks 17 -- Limitations, Delimitations, and Assumptions 28 -- Definition of Terms 29 -- Chapter II REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 32 -- Introduction 32 -- Previous Research 33 -- Literature Conclusion 38 -- History of Private School Choice in the United States 42 -- Georgia’s School Choice Movement 62 -- Chapter III METHODOLOGY 73 -- Research Questions 74 -- Research Design 74 -- Population 77 -- Setting 79 -- Sampling 82 -- Data Collection 83 -- Data Analysis 88 -- Reliability and Validity 91 -- Ethical Issues 92 -- Pilot Study 94 -- Chapter IV FINDINGS 97 -- Introduction 97 -- Participant Narratives 98 -- Participant 1: María 98 -- Participants 2 and 3: Fernando and Daniela 104 -- Participants 4 and 5: Sebastián and Antonela 108 -- Participant 6: Gabriela 116 -- Participant 7: Isabela 121 -- Data Analysis 126 -- Data Coding 128 -- Themes Emerging from the Data 129 -- Theme 1: Dissatisfaction with Public Education 130 -- Theme 2: Challenge(s) With the GOAL Scholarship 135 -- Theme 3: Latinx Choices in Georgia’s School Marketplace 138 -- Theme 4: No Regrets 143 -- Theme 5: Continued Aspects of Community Cultural Wealth 144 -- Conclusions 149 -- Chapter V DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 151 -- Introduction 151 -- Summary of Findings 151 -- Discussion 157 -- Implications for Policy Makers 158 -- Limitations of the Study 160 -- Recommendations for Future Research 161 -- Conclusion 164 -- REFERENCES 168.	en_US
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dc.rights	This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed.	en_US
dc.subject	Dissertations, Academic--United States	en_US
dc.subject	Critical race theory	en_US
dc.subject	Educational leadership	en_US
dc.subject	Georgia	en_US
dc.subject	Hispanic Americans	en_US
dc.subject	Private schools	en_US
dc.subject	School choice	en_US
dc.subject	Tuition tax credits	en_US
dc.title	A Critical Narrative Study of Latinx Parents’ Experiences Navigating Georgia’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Leadership, Technology, and Workforce Development of the Dewar College of Education and Human Services	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Suriel, Regina L.
dc.description.committee	Martinez, James
dc.description.committee	Lennon, Sean
dc.description.degree	Ed.D.	en_US
dc.description.major	Educational Leadership	en_US