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BRINGING THE 21ST CENTURY INTO CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS:
A CASE STUDY
by
Allie Alm Bak
_______________________________________________________________
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 2011
Copyright 2011 Allie Alm Bak
Object Description
| Title | Bringing the 21st century into California schools: a case study |
| Author | Bak, Allie Alm |
| Author email | alliebak@yahoo.com; abak@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-02-02 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-02-22 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gothold, Stuart E. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Stowe, Kathy Huisong Hocevar, Dennis J. |
| Abstract | The purpose of this case study was to examine a California school addressing globalization in their curriculum and instructional practices, to identify key curricular elements and organizational structures, and their associated student outcomes. Furthermore, this study sought to uncover themes emerging from the examination of programs, instructional practices, and organizational structures identified at the case study school associated with student behaviors and/or outcomes.; A global school in southern California was selected for this study as an example of a school adopting globalization in its vision, as well as curricular elements and organizational structures, to support its educational goal. Being part of a relatively large urban district, the school is located in a primarily Hispanic, low socioeconomic neighborhood and is part of Asia Society’s International Studies School Network. The school has met or exceeded the criteria set for this study, defining it as a global education school.; The inquiry method employed for this study was the case study approach. Documents were reviewed, observational field notes of site visits were taken, a survey was administered, and structured, open-ended interview questions were used to uncover global educational elements associated with student outcomes. To ensure triangulation of the research data, the eight dissertation team members created and used the same data collection instruments in eight different global education schools.; Data analysis uncovered three themes associated with global educational practices surrounding curricular elements, organizational structures and perceived student outcomes. These themes were: 1) Teaching for the 21st Century 2) Bringing in the World, and 3) Developing Global Citizens. Analysis and interpretation of the data gathered at the case study school was conducted, leading to identification of implications for further study. |
| Keyword | 21st century skills in education; global education |
| 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-m3670 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Bak, Allie Alm |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Bak-4348 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Bak-4348.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | BRINGING THE 21ST CENTURY INTO CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY by Allie Alm Bak _______________________________________________________________ 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 2011 Copyright 2011 Allie Alm Bak |
