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CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP: SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES AT A
MIDDLE SCHOOL—A CASE STUDY
by
Mark Cameron Brown
___________________________________________________
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 Mark Cameron Brown
Object Description
| Title | Closing the achievement gap: successful practices at a middle school -- a case study |
| Author | Brown, Mark Cameron |
| Author email | brnsgarage@aol.com; markcbro@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-02-11 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-03-12 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gothold, Stuart E. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Escalante, Michael F. Hocevar, Dennis Stowe, Kathy |
| Abstract | Closing of the achievement gap continues to be one of the most vexing and daunting concerns for educators across the nation. Seemingly, in spite of the tremendous resources and effort targeted at this problem by policy makers, school districts, educational leaders, teachers, and parent and community groups, there remains a persistent disparity in academic performance between groups of students, particularly between white and/or Asian and affluent students and students of color, minority, poverty and second language learners.; Through a combination of structured and focused leadership, high-quality instruction, high expectations, efficacy, and the effective use of data, Mid-Valley Intermediate School has experienced phenomenal success in promoting high-levels of student achievement in a traditionally underperforming population. Cultivating a strong instructional team, providing them with meaningful professional training, and promoting a school culture intently focused on academic excellence has helped Mid-Valley Intermediate experience extraordinary growth in student achievement over the past several years. |
| Keyword | achievement gap; leadership; efficacy; high expectations; collaboration; high-quality instruction |
| 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-m2023 |
| Rights | Brown, Mark Cameron |
| 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-Brown-2677 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Brown-2677.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP: SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL—A CASE STUDY by Mark Cameron Brown ___________________________________________________ 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 Mark Cameron Brown |
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