{"id":509,"date":"2021-04-15T13:21:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T13:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ndltd.vt.domains\/?page_id=509"},"modified":"2022-01-07T10:19:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T10:19:12","slug":"howard-earl-fields","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/howard-earl-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard Earl Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Dr-Howard-Earl-Fields-III-815x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510\" width=\"204\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Dr-Howard-Earl-Fields-III-815x1024.jpg 815w, https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Dr-Howard-Earl-Fields-III-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Dr-Howard-Earl-Fields-III-768x965.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Dr-Howard-Earl-Fields-III-1223x1536.jpg 1223w, https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Dr-Howard-Earl-Fields-III-1630x2048.jpg 1630w, https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Dr-Howard-Earl-Fields-III-1200x1507.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Dr-Howard-Earl-Fields-III-1980x2487.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/ndltd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Dr-Howard-Earl-Fields-III-scaled.jpg 2038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Howard Earl Fields III, Ph.D. Education (2017) \/ University of Missouri-St. Louis<br>Howard Fields\u2019 written dissertation was accompanied by a documentary, which was titled, \u201cThe Art of the Student Transfer Program.\u201d This feature-length documentary examined the disparities in education for Black students living in poverty. Dr. Fields takes a look at a St. Louis, Missouri law, allowing students from failing districts to transfer to higher-performing neighboring districts. He examines this law through an often-overlooked perspective: that of the families involved.<br>Through his research, it is evident that these disparities in educational equality have a long and wide-spread history. However, as a former employee of one of the failing districts, the topic hit on a personal level as well.<br>While writing, and transcribing interviews with families would have been a sufficient route to take, Fields\u2019 incorporated his passion for cinematography, and the stories that are better captured through film, to create a documentary that outlines the Student Transfer Program, its impact on the St. Louis area, and three families directly involved. The unique perspectives of each of these families shed light on this controversial topic that the media does not always fully represent.<br>Dr. Fields has transitioned to a neighboring St. Louis school district, where he serves as principal of both an elementary school and 6th-grade center. However, he is still very passionate regarding all matters that are associated with urban education. He continues to strive to help ensure that all students receive an equitable education through mentoring of students and administrators.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/irl.umsl.edu\/dissertation\/663\" target=\"_blank\">The thesis of Dr. Fields<\/a>&nbsp;is available through the thesis repository of the University of Missouri &#8211; St. Louis at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.umsl.edu\/webapps\/weboffice\/ETD\/search.cfm\">https:\/\/apps.umsl.edu\/webapps\/weboffice\/ETD\/search.cfm<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The documentary &#8220;The Art of The Student Transfer Program&#8221; made by Dr. Fields as part of his thesis research:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"Z4UmhAD0XfjNx1kewSP5dFn2WEQuGBHagY97svI3COVR8oybiM6TrKq\"><div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Art of The Student Transfer Program\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DSM4fcRoNcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Award acceptance video by Dr. Fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"PR93gluqzIQte7ofF2YEH5br6j1OiwCNnMkdSDGmBavXUZs\"><div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Howard Fields Acceptance Video\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v7TbUSM2MPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howard Earl Fields III, Ph.D. Education (2017) \/ University of Missouri-St. LouisHoward Fields\u2019 written dissertation was accompanied by a documentary, which was titled, \u201cThe Art of the Student Transfer Program.\u201d This feature-length documentary examined the disparities in education for Black students living &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Howard Earl Fields\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/howard-earl-fields\/#more-509\" aria-label=\"Read more about Howard Earl Fields\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":176,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-509","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Howard Earl Fields - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ndltd.org\/ndltd-awards\/innovative-etd-awards\/howard-earl-fields\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Howard Earl Fields - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Howard Earl Fields III, Ph.D. Education (2017) \/ University of Missouri-St. LouisHoward Fields\u2019 written dissertation was accompanied by a documentary, which was titled, \u201cThe Art of the Student Transfer Program.\u201d This feature-length documentary examined the disparities in education for Black students living ... 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