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HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN HIGH RISK ENVIRONMENTS:
A STUDY ON LEADERSHIP, SCHOOL SAFETY,
AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AT TWO URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOLS
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
by
Gus Frias
_____________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2010
Copyright 2010 Gus Frias
Object Description
| Title | High performing schools in high risk environments: a study on leadership, school safety, and student achievement at two urban middle schools in Los Angeles County |
| Author | Frias, Gus |
| Author email | gfrias@usc.edu; frias_gus@lacoe.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-02-12 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-03-05 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Astor, Ron A. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hocevar, Dennis Long, David |
| Abstract | In America, all students and staff have a constitutional right to attend schools that are safe, secure, and successful. Despite this right, at many public schools, education leaders have failed to ensure the safety and academic achievement of all students. The purpose of this research study is to expand knowledge about the impact of violence on schools, and the leadership strategies that can help improve school safety and student achievement.; This study compares a high performing Benchmark middle school to a Program Improvement middle school. This study specifically examines two research questions: One explores how a middle school that is located in a high risk environment achieves high academic performance; while the other examines the leadership factors that contribute to improve school safety and student achievement.; This study is composed of five chapters that address a background of the problem on school violence; a literature review that identifies pertinent theoretical frameworks; a methodology that specifies related qualitative methods; the findings for three identified themes; and a discussion on the variables that differentiate the Benchmark middle schools from the one in Program Improvement. This study shows that principal leadership is vital in working with teachers, support staff, parents, and other stakeholders to improve school safety and student achievement at middle schools located in high risk environments. |
| Keyword | school leadership; school violence; school safety; student achievement |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| 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-m2864 |
| Rights | Frias, Gus |
| 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-Frias-3519 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Frias-3519.pdf |
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| Full text | HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN HIGH RISK ENVIRONMENTS: A STUDY ON LEADERSHIP, SCHOOL SAFETY, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AT TWO URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY by Gus Frias _____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2010 Copyright 2010 Gus Frias |
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