Harford County Public Schools: a Brief History by Sean Abel A
Harford County Public Schools: A Brief History by Sean Abel A dissertation submitted to the faculty of Wilmington University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in Innovation and Leadership Wilmington University August, 2012 Harford County Public Schools: A Brief History by Sean Abel I certify that I have read this dissertation and that in my opinion it meets the academic and professional standards required by Wilmington University as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Education in Innovation and Leadership. Signed:______________________________________________________________ Linda H. Frazer, Ph.D., Chairperson of Dissertation Committee Signed:______________________________________________________________ Lynne L. Svenning, Ph.D., Member of the Dissertation Committee Signed:______________________________________________________________ Gerald Scarborough, Ph.D., Member of the Dissertation Committee Signed:______________________________________________________________ John C. Gray, Ed.D., Professor and Dean College of Education ii Dedication This dissertation is dedicated to the four people who have provided me with support and patience throughout this long road toward a doctorate—my three children, Ali, Nick, and Alex, and to my wife, Gina. I love you all and thank you so much for pushing me to finish. iii Acknowledgments The author would like to acknowledge the helpful staff at the Harford County Public Library for their assistance in gathering hard to find materials that were essential to this research. Thanks to Dr. Gerald Scarborough, for serving as a third reader and for being a mentor in many ways. For her willingness to go beyond expectations to help get this dissertation completed, a special word of thanks goes to Dr. Linda Frazer, the chair of this author’s dissertation committee.
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