{"id":5756,"date":"2014-04-02T17:46:05","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T21:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/?p=5756"},"modified":"2014-04-03T10:56:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T14:56:19","slug":"proposal-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/2014\/04\/proposal-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question: \u00a0<\/strong>How has the promotion of Magnet Schools in Hartford changed over time and does this affect whether enrollment of students from suburbs increases or decreases?<\/p>\n

Why does this need to be researched? \u00a0<\/strong>Before coming to Trinity College, I had never even heard of “Magnet Schools.” \u00a0However, after living in Hartford for a year and a half, Magnet Schools have become a topic of weekly discussion in a variety of my classes. \u00a0It is clear that they are a relatively new aspect to the educational system, and all of the hype about these schools make them seem revolutionary. \u00a0 \u00a0I would like to know if this hype actually translates into the enrollment rates into these schools. \u00a0Its is particularly important to focus on whether or not magnet schools are attracting more or less students from the suburbs over time. \u00a0This is because one of the \u00a0claims that magnet school supporters make is that desegregating schools benefits students’ education. \u00a0 Magnet School are supposed to be a tool for desegregation. \u00a0Part of desegregation requires enrollment of suburban, often white upper-middle class, students to be attracted to magnet schools in the city. \u00a0There is a trend of students wanting to leave the urban schools, and enroll in schools outside city. \u00a0However, this is rarely reversed, it is not as common for suburban students to be drawn to urban schools. \u00a0I am interested in finding out if the promotion of magnet schools has changed over time, and whether or not this promotion attracts more or less students from suburbs. \u00a0How “magnetic” are these schools really, and does this follow the trend of increased or decreased promotion of the schools. \u00a0It is easy to be blinded by the glaring promotion of Magnet Schools, \u00a0therefore it is important to look at the facts surrounding them. \u00a0Has the promotion of magnet schools changed over time, and does this translate into increased or decreased enrollment of students, particularly from suburbs? \u00a0This is important to research because it offers a viewpoint on whether or not magnet schools are fulfilling their goal of desegregation.<\/p>\n

Research Process:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The process of research is always a daunting task for me, so to begin I am going to search online databases such as Trinity College Library’s, ERIC, and GoogleScholar. \u00a0I also am planning on scheduling time with a Trinity Librarian so they can assist me in finding the best and most relevant sources. \u00a0I am beginning my search by looking for articles that provide an overview of what Magnet Schools are, when they began, distinctive characteristics about them, and the goals of the schools. \u00a0I think this type of information will provide a good introduction to my paper. \u00a0I also need to research supporters of Magnet Schools and find more information on why Magnet Schools are seen as a desegregation tool. \u00a0I know that I cannot rely on just scholarly articles for this type of paper, I need to focus a lot on data. \u00a0I will be using the Magnet School Racial Survey By Town of Residence conducted by the Public School Information System for the school years from 2005-2008 to see if magnet school enrollment has changed or remained the same. \u00a0I will also find the most recent collection of this data. \u00a0I will be looking at magnet school promotional pamphlets generously provided by Jack to see how different magnet schools were advertised in January 2007. \u00a0I will compare this to magnet school websites that exist today, such as those on the CSDE website and take note on how their strategies have changed or remained the same. \u00a0I will finally analyze my findings and see is there is a relationship between changes in promotional techniques and enrollment.<\/p>\n

Sources: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arcia, E. (2006). Comparison of the enrollment percentages of magnet and non-magnet schools in a large urban school district.\u00a0Educational Policy Analysis Archives<\/i>,\u00a014<\/i>(33), 1-16. Retrieved from http:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/EJ806067.pdf<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Connecticut state department of education<\/i>. (2002). Retrieved from http:\/\/www.sde.ct.gov\/sde\/cwp\/view.asp?a=2681&q=320450<\/p>\n

Rossell, C. H. (1979). Magnet schools as a desegregation tool.\u00a0Urban Education<\/i>, 302-320. Retrieved from http:\/\/uex.sagepub.com\/content\/14\/3\/303.full.pdf html<\/p>\n

State of Connecticut Department of Education. (2005).Magnet school racial survey by town of residence\u00a0<\/i>. (also 2006, 2007, 2008)<\/p>\n

assorted promotional pamphlets from Jan 2007 Magnet schools<\/p>\n

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Next Step: \u00a0<\/strong>I am also interested in looking into whether or not the promotion or “hype” about magnet schools actually matches up with the results these schools produce. \u00a0To make this fit the “change and continuity over time” aspect of this paper, I could research school level (or students level) data of test scores or another type of evaluation over the past few years. \u00a0I would then analyze this data and from it decide if there seems to be trends in increasing or decreasing performance in magnet schools. \u00a0I am hoping to possibly incorporate this into my paper. \u00a0I also need to request recent data on student enrollment in magnet schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Question: \u00a0How has the promotion of Magnet Schools in Hartford changed over time and does this affect whether enrollment of students from suburbs increases or decreases? Why does this need to be researched? \u00a0Before coming to Trinity College, I had never even heard of “Magnet Schools.” \u00a0However, after living in Hartford for a year and … Continue reading Proposal 2014<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":609,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,70],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5756"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/609"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5756"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5763,"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5756\/revisions\/5763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}