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A CASE STUDY OF AN OUTPERFORMING URBAN HIGH SCHOOL: THE
RELATIONAL PATTERN BETWEEN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN A MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES
by
Julio Cesar Fonseca
______________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Julio Cesar Fonseca
Object Description
| Title | A case study of an outperforming urban high school: the relational pattern between student engagement and student achievement in a magnet high school in Los Angeles |
| Author | Fonseca, Julio Cesar |
| Author email | julio.fonseca@lausd.net |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-03-17 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-04-01 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gothold, Stuart |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Stowe, Kathy Hocevar, Dennis |
| Abstract | Each year in America, thousands of students who attend school in urban school districts are dropping out of school at alarming rates. Therefore, improving the quality of America s urban schools is critically important if children living in these areas are to have an equal opportunity to achieve academically and beyond. However, increasing student achievement is unlikely to be accomplished by solely raising standards, increasing state-designated school funding, requiring accountability, or without students being engaged in their education.; Research indicates that engaged students have far better outcomes in school than disengaged students. Although student engagement has been studied in several schools across the nation, the literature regarding the relational patterns of student engagement and academic achievement in urban schools is limited.; The purpose of this study was to determine what factors, including student engagement, were linked to student achievement in an outperforming urban high school.; This was a case study of one outperforming urban high school in Los Angeles, that utilized a mixed methods approach: both qualitative and quantitative that included document analysis, surveys, observations, and interviews as data collection instruments. A concurrent research study conducted at the school site by Indiana University as part of the High School Survey of Student Engagement was also utilized in this study as a secondary data source. The multiple methods of collecting data supported triangulation of the data.; This study examined four emergent themes: leadership, school culture, student resilience, and student engagement and the role each played in shaping, directing, and impacting the school's high achieving status. Analysis of the data indicated that these factors had positive influences on tudent achievement at the school under study. |
| Keyword | student engagement; outperforming; urban high school; student achievement |
| Geographic subject | educational facilities: Win Medical Magnet High School |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| 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 |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1072 |
| Rights | Fonseca, Julio Cesar |
| 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-Fonseca-20080401 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Fonseca-20080401.pdf |
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| Full text | A CASE STUDY OF AN OUTPERFORMING URBAN HIGH SCHOOL: THE RELATIONAL PATTERN BETWEEN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN A MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES by Julio Cesar Fonseca ______________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2008 Copyright 2008 Julio Cesar Fonseca |
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