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EXAMINING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTRICT REFORMS
THROUGH GAP ANALYSIS:
MAKING TWO HIGH SCHOOLS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
by
Mary Laihee
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 Mary Laihee
Object Description
| Title | Examining the implementation of district reforms through gap analysis: making two high schools highly effective |
| Author | Laihee, Mary Abigail Requejo |
| Author email | laiheem@alumni.upenn.edu; laihee@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-01-19 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-02-14 |
| Advisor (committee chair) |
Rueda, Robert Marsh, David |
| Advisor (committee member) | Escalante, Michael |
| Abstract | One of the greatest challenges facing school districts today is the ability to sustain implementation of comprehensive school reform efforts at the high school level. In this inquiry project guided by the gap analysis framework, the project team examines how knowledge, motivation, and organizational variables impact reform implementation. The team finds that a lack of district goal clarity, inadequate systems of accountability, and a need for teacher training and support suitable to the cultural setting are major factors in the level of reform implementation. The team concludes by proposing recommendations based on best practices that can contribute to a desired level of reform implementation, including creating classroom goals that feed into school reform goals, maintaining a narrow and consistent organizational focus, and connecting cultural proficiency to pedagogy. Such actions can assist high schools in meeting the student achievement targets outlined by federal and state mandates for district and school effectiveness. |
| Keyword | educational administration; educational psychology; secondary education; educational change; gap analysis; high schools; organizational culture; professional development; teacher motivation |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | San Gabriel Valley |
| 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-m3657 |
| Rights | Laihee, Mary Abigail Requejo |
| 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-Laihee-4328 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume40/etd-Laihee-4328.pdf |
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| Full text | EXAMINING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTRICT REFORMS THROUGH GAP ANALYSIS: MAKING TWO HIGH SCHOOLS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE by Mary Laihee 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 Mary Laihee |
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