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DATA USE IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS:
A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS’ EXPERIENCES
WITH DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
by
Lars A. Nygren
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2009
Copyright 2009 Lars A. Nygren
Object Description
| Title | Data use in middle schools: a multiple case study of three middle schools’ experiences with data-driven decision making |
| Author | Nygren, Lars A. |
| Author email | lnygren5@yahoo.com; lnygren5@hotmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-04-22 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-08-07 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Datnow, Amanda |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Brewer, Dominic Love, Laurie |
| Abstract | Over the last decade, schools in California have been experiencing the dramatic effects of NCLB and the Public School Accountability Act of 1999. Both the state and federal legislation have called for increased student achievement partnered with accountability. As a result of such policies, data and accountability have grown to hold a central place in large-scale school reform. With little guidance, many middle schools are now being held accountable for having to put into practice data-driven decision making in order to help improve teaching and learning.; The purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to examine the processes and practices of middle schools that used data to drive their decisions in order to improve student achievement, The following research questions were addressed: (1) What is the role of the middle school leader in supporting teachers to use data to drive their instruction? (2) How do school structures and cultures facilitate or inhibit data driven decision making? (3) What types of data are collected by educators? (4) How are data used by leaders and teachers and for what purposes?; I chose three high performing middle schools in Southern California for my study. The schools chosen for the study were selected based upon meeting a specific criterion. Selected schools had met their API and AYP targets in each of the three preceding school years (2005-2006 through 2007-2008). Additionally, the schools selected attributed data to having a role in helping them reach their API and AYP over the preceding three years. Qualitative case study research methods were used in this study |
| Keyword | data driven decision making; evidence based; data analysis |
| Geographic subject (country) | California |
| Coverage date | after 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2534 |
| Rights | Nygren, Lars A. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Nygren-2993 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Nygren-2993.pdf |
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| Full text | DATA USE IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS’ EXPERIENCES WITH DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING by Lars A. Nygren A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2009 Copyright 2009 Lars A. Nygren |
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