1. Negative Perceptions of American Public Education: How the Absences of Core American Values in K-12 Public Schools Can Cause Perceptions of Failure Open Access Author: Archer, Jill Alexis Title: Negative Perceptions of American Public Education: How the Absences of Core American Values in K-12 Public Schools Can Cause Perceptions of Failure Graduate Program: American Studies Keywords: core American valueseducationschool reformnegative perceptions of public schoolindividualismequalitycompetitionchangedigital agetechnology File: Download Jill_Archer_-_Dissertation__Final_Submission_.pdf Committee Members: Anne Ayer Verplanck, Program Head/ChairCharles Kupfer, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorThomas Amlie, Outside Unit & Field MemberAnthony Buccitelli, Major Field MemberJohn Haddad, Major Field Member