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THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWARD PREPARING
STUDENTS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
by
Gloria Aguilar-Torres
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
August 2010
Copyright 2010 Gloria Aguilar-Torres
Object Description
| Title | The role of the school district toward preparing students for the 21st century |
| Author | Aguilar-Torres, Gloria |
| Author email | gloria_torres@chino.k12.ca.us; torresfamily5@roadrunner.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-03-23 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-06-03 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Garcia, Pedro |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Reed, Margaret Stowe, Kathy |
| Abstract | This dissertation reflects the outcomes of a small school district that is successfully incorporating 21st century skills with the demands set forth by our current educational policy, No Child Left Behind. Considerations regarding globalization, future work force and work skills, definition of 21st century skills, supporting 21st century skills in the classroom, and organizational leadership structures toward developing the 21st century classroom are reported. It was the intent of this dissertation to provide a template for other schools or districts to use for incorporating 21st century skills with standards-based curriculum. The data from this district revealed four emergent themes: (a) technology was used to implement 21st century skills, (b) school sites utilized special programs to implement 21st century skills, (c) professional development was consistently provided to teachers, and (d) a positive culture had been established at the district and site levels to encourage teachers to collaborate. |
| Keyword | 21st century skills; future work force; organizational leadership models |
| 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-m3109 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Aguilar-Torres, Gloria |
| 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-AguilarTorres-3744 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-AguilarTorres-3744.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWARD PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY by Gloria Aguilar-Torres 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 August 2010 Copyright 2010 Gloria Aguilar-Torres |
