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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HIGH- AND LOW-PERFORMING
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SERVING LARGE NUMBERS OF
AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINO, AND LOW-SOCIOECONOMIC
STUDENTS
by
Mary Ruth Henry-Bell
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
December 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Ruth Henry-Bell
Object Description
| Title | Professional development in high- and low-performing elementary schools serving large numbers of African American, Latino, and low-socioeconomic students |
| Author | Henry-Bell, Mary Ruth |
| Author email | NubianStrength@aol.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2006-07-18 |
| Date submitted | 2006 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2006-11-14 |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Keim, Robert G. Newland, Chester A. |
| Abstract | Although the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and some state laws have mandated increased student achievement by 2014 to levels of proficiency in reading and math for all students attending American public schools, the achievement gap between underserved students and their higher performing Caucasian peers con-tinue to widen. In spite of some federal and state resources to public schools and efforts to close the academic achievement gap, researchers seek to ascertain why the gap persists.; Qualitative research techniques were used in this study to investigate character- istics of professional development and learning communities in high-performing (HP) and low-performing (LP) California public elementary schools. Four principals and 8 teachers were interviewed using research questions focused on (a) planning, delivering and evaluating professional development programs; (b) characteristics of learning communities in HP and LP schools serving large numbers of underserved students; and (c) strategies employed by principals to improve student learning.; Findings of the study showed that (a) HP and LP schools were more similar than dissimilar in terms of professional development and learning community characteristics; (b) HP schools had a more formalized needs assessment process to gather input from staff, (c) administration and central office played a larger role in staff development decisions for LP schools, and (d) the mission and values of HP and LP schools appeared different. HP schools exhibited a stronger sense of efficacy and shared a common vision -- that of improved student test scores. The LP schools had a pressing mission to get off the state's LP list and then to increase student test scores.; Implications for future research suggest exploration of the achievement gap when HP and LP schools have similar professional development and learning communities. Is teacher efficacy, or lack thereof, increasing the achievement gap for underserved students in public schools? |
| Keyword | professional development; high/low performing schools; achievement gap; professional learning community; underserved students |
| 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 |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m134 |
| Rights | Henry-Bell, Mary Ruth |
| 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-HenryBell-20061114 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-HenryBell-20061114.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HIGH- AND LOW-PERFORMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SERVING LARGE NUMBERS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINO, AND LOW-SOCIOECONOMIC STUDENTS by Mary Ruth Henry-Bell 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 December 2006 Copyright 2006 Mary Ruth Henry-Bell |
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