IN SEARCH OF SATISFACTION: AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOTHERS’ CHOICE FOR FAITH-BASED EDUCATION
DISSERTATION
Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for
the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate
School of The Ohio State University
By
Lenora Barnes-Wright, M.P.H.
*****
The Ohio State University 2004
Dissertation Committee: Approved by Professor Seymour Kleinman, Advisor
Professor Ralph Gardner ______Professor Valerie Lee Adviser Educational Policy and Leadership
ABSTRACT
This research provides an in-depth view of the decision-making process used by African-
American parents when enrolling their children in church/ faith-based schools. The specific questions guiding this research project were: