Date of Award
2017
Document Type
Dissertation
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Reyes-Guerra, Daniel
Abstract
The mixed method study analyzed Florida’s 3rd grade retention policy found in F.S. 1008.25 for its rational and intended purpose. In addition, the study investigated the relationship and hypothetical impact of 3rd grade mandatory retention policy on school grades in elementary schools across the state of Florida. A critical policy analysis used policy document analysis through the lens of critical race theory. Correlation analyses investigated the relationship between the practice of holding students back in grade and the outcomes resulting from high stakes tests moderated by school characteristics of minority rate, free reduced lunch rate and Title I status. The findings show Florida Statute 1008.25 places some schools with high Minority rates, and high FRL rates in a paradoxical situation from which the schools cannot escape. All schools are obligated to enact the terms of education legislation, yet my study demonstrates a negative correlation for the “majority minority” schools (Darling-Hammond, 2010).
Extent
153 p.
Recommended Citation
Shields-Proctor, Cheryl A., "The Relationship Between Mandatory 3rd Grade Retention and School Performance in Florida" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 1824.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/1824
Identifier
FA00004823
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.