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RESOURCE USE AND INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES
AT THE SCHOOL-SITE LEVEL: CASE STUDIES FROM TEN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
by
Alicia Marie Corulla
________________________________
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 Alicia M Corulla
Object Description
| Title | Resource use and instructional improvement strategies at the school-site level: case studies from ten southern California elementary schools |
| Author | Corulla, Alicia Marie |
| Author email | corulla@usc.edu; acorulla@ggusd.us |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Policy, Planning & Administration) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-03-02 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-04-08 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Picus, Lawrence O. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hentschke, Guilbert Nelson, John |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate resource use data from individual schools to determine the connection between resource use and student achievement. Data from elementary schools were compared to the evidenced-based adequacy model to identify whether or not schools align resources to support the implementation of best practices. School-level human resource data, expenditure data and qualitative data collected were used to identify resource use patterns that can be used to inform decisions related to school finance. The following four research questions guided this study: (1) What are the current instructional improvement strategies observed at the school level? (2) How the actual resource patterns at the school sites are aligned with or different from the resource use strategies that are used in the Evidence-Based Model? (3) How are resources used to implement the school's instructional improvement plan? (4) How does the availability of resources affect the development and implementation of the instructional improvement plan?; A mixed-methods approach was used to collect data for this study. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected to conduct an investigation of resource use at the school level. Quantitative data were collected to identify how resources are allocated at schools. Qualitative data were collected to tell the story of how resources are utilized at the school sites to implement the instructional program.; The findings from this study suggest that schools that consistently implement researched instructional improvement strategies tend to see consistent growth in student achievement. The findings further suggest that elementary schools in Southern California are under-resourced as compared to the Evidence-Based Model, and school leaders believe more resources are needed to continue meeting the state's accountability requirements.; Recommendations for practitioners and policy makers include: (a) implementation of research-proven instructional improvement strategies; (b) development of professional learning communities; and (c) restructure use of available resources. |
| Keyword | resources; instructional improvement; accountability; evidence; adequacy; school funding; school finance |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| 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-m2067 |
| Rights | Corulla, Alicia Marie |
| 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-Corulla-2712 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Corulla-2712.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | RESOURCE USE AND INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES AT THE SCHOOL-SITE LEVEL: CASE STUDIES FROM TEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS by Alicia Marie Corulla ________________________________ 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 Alicia M Corulla |
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