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RESOURCE ALLOCATION STRATEGIES AND EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY:
CASE STUDIES OF SCHOOL LEVEL RESOURCE USE IN CALIFORNIA MIDDLE SCHOOLS
by
Mark Steven Johnson
____________________________________________________________________
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 Mark Steven Johnson
Object Description
| Title | Resource allocation strategies and educational adequacy: Case studies of school level resource use in California middle schools |
| Author | Johnson, Mark Steven |
| Author email | marksjoh@usc.edu; hbhoops@socal.rr.com |
| 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 | 2011-03-22 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Picus, Larry O. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hentschke, Guilbert Nelson, John |
| Abstract | This study selected a purposeful sample of six intermediate/middle schools in Southern California with a Similar Schools Ranking of 10, as identified by the California Department of Education. Using a case study approach, principal interviews, student achievement data, and site resources were analyzed to better understand the improvement and resource allocation strategies each school employed over the last five years. Odden and Picus’ (2008) Evidence-Based Model (EBM) for resource allocation, and Odden’s (2009) Ten Strategies for Doubling Student Performance were used as frameworks to view and analyze each school’s reform efforts.; Findings from this study show that there is a tight alignment between the improvement strategies employed at each school and Odden’s (2009) ten strategies for increasing student performance. All of the sample schools had high levels of implementation in the following areas: urgency, goal-setting, instructional vision, professional development, using instructional time wisely, using research to make decisions and the sharing of best practices. Schools varied in collaboration and the regular use of assessment data. Findings also suggest that weekly collaboration and regular use of assessment data were critical to increasing achievement. None of the schools in this study were able to provide resources anywhere near the levels discussed in the EBM. And while the EBM provides guidance on how schools should spend money, California’s current fiscal crisis, and recent cuts to education are preventing schools from being able to provide the resources needed to help all students reach proficiency. Implications for future practice and decision-making are discussed. |
| Keyword | academic achievement; educational leadership; resource allocation; school improvement; school reform |
| 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-m3692 |
| Rights | Johnson, Mark Steven |
| 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-Johnson-4385 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Johnson-4385.pdf |
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| Full text | RESOURCE ALLOCATION STRATEGIES AND EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY: CASE STUDIES OF SCHOOL LEVEL RESOURCE USE IN CALIFORNIA MIDDLE SCHOOLS by Mark Steven Johnson ____________________________________________________________________ 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 Mark Steven Johnson |
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