Impacts Of Transportation And Population Upon Western North Dakota School Consolidation

<p>Western North Dakota school district consolidations continue to be a topic of great local concern. This is apparent in the Hebron, Glen Ullin, and Richardton-Taylor school districts. A qualitative case study of these communities addressed the importance of four school district consolidation issues to the area: 1) time zones differences; 2) time on a bus; 3) identifying key stakeholders; and 4) other factors as noted by respondents. Data was collected from a mail back questionnaire sent to administrators and school board members. Major findings were: 1) time zones differences were of minimal importance; 2) time spent on a bus was to be of short duration; 3) the key decision makers were to be the school board members plus patrons; and 4) open enrollment is not so important. Similar issues exist in other rural areas experiencing energy booms, which is why this research has applicability beyond western North Dakota.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geography & Geographic Information Science

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Kitzan, Angela M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Devon A. Hansen

• energy boom impact, school community, school consolidation, school population, school transportation, western north dakota

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.und.edu/theses/1296

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.und.edu:theses-2297