A History of Manassas Park City Schools

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dc.contributor.authorMelton, David Glennen
dc.contributor.committeecochairRichards, Robert R.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairCarlton, Patrick W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberUpperman, James E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSalmon, Richard G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEarthman, Glen I.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
dc.coverage.cityManassas Parken
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:07:35Zen
dc.date.adate1999-02-17en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:07:35Zen
dc.date.issued1998-11-20en
dc.date.rdate1999-02-17en
dc.date.sdate1999-02-17en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to document the history of the development of the Manassas Park City School system. This study utilized historical research methods to preserve information that would otherwise be lost. This was a study of local school history. It looked at how and why the school division began and how it has changed over time. It provides an understanding of how the school division evolved into its present state. This study examined the political, social and economic history of Manassas Park City Schools and the forces which influenced and shaped the school division. The study concentrated on political leaders, the residents who lived and worked in the city, and the financial difficulties experienced by the school division. This study relied on historical research methods to document the history of the school division. Data for the study came from both primary and secondary source materials. Sources included letters, notebooks, memoranda, official papers and documents, reports, official minutes, newspaper articles, letters to the editor and editorials, and pamphlets. A major source for the study was interviews of the key individuals who had first hand information worth preserving.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-021799-082322en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-021799-082322/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/26230en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartetd.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSchool Historyen
dc.subjectPublic Schoolsen
dc.titleA History of Manassas Park City Schoolsen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen

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