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THE PURSUIT OF EQUITY:
A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF NINE SCHOOLS
AND THEIR USE OF DATA
by
Christine Hiromi Sanders
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
May 2009
Copyright 2009 Christine Hiromi Sanders
Object Description
| Title | The pursuit of equity: a comparative case study of nine schools and their use of data |
| Author | Sanders, Christine Hiromi |
| Author email | chs9365@lausd.net; csanders19@hotmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-03-06 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-04-10 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Datnow, Amanda |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Stowe, Kathy Malloy, Courtney |
| Abstract | Since the passing of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and related state mandates, schools have witnessed a major transformation in accountability policies. Therefore, as a result of these stringent laws, the use of data has become a prominent reform strategy. Prior research has focused on the successes of high performing districts and schools, as well as the significant barriers that have affected the implementation of data-driven decision making (DDDM). However, little is known as to whether schools with varied performance levels (i.e., high vs. low performing) and student populations (i.e., high vs. low poverty levels) implement DDDM differently.; This multiple case study examined the contrasting uses of data in eight urban elementary schools in the New Horizons Unified School District and one in Summerfield Unified School District that vary in performance and poverty levels. Data for this research study was garnered through semi-structured interviews of administrators, coordinators, coaches, and teachers.; Findings from this study illuminate that high poverty schools with both high and low performance levels used data to make short-term changes by targeting certain types of students and curricular areas. Low poverty schools with high and low Academic Performance Index (API) scores were more likely to use data across all students and subject areas. Administrators that led high performing schools regardless of poverty level were more apt to use data to build the capacity of the staff through effective teaching practices. The motivations to use data and the accompanying challenges differed across all nine schools.; On a final note, as the majority of students in high poverty schools are overrepresented by minority students, this study suggests that these students may be most susceptible to the negative consequences of accountability policies and targeted data use. Implications for policy and practice are also discussed. |
| Keyword | data-driven decision making; accountability policies; No Child Left Behind; performance levels of schools; poverty levels of schools; equity in education; minority students; barriers to data use; targeted data use |
| 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-m2076 |
| Rights | Sanders, Christine Hiromi |
| 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-Sanders-2828 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Sanders-2828.pdf |
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| Full text | THE PURSUIT OF EQUITY: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF NINE SCHOOLS AND THEIR USE OF DATA by Christine Hiromi Sanders 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 May 2009 Copyright 2009 Christine Hiromi Sanders |
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