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A CASE STUDY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
IN A HIGH PERFORMING URBAN CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL
by
Jolie Renée Pickett
__________________________________________________________________
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
August 2007
Copyright 2007 Jolie Renée Pickett
Object Description
| Title | A case study of student engagement in a high performing urban continuation high school |
| Author | Pickett, Jolie Renée |
| Author email | tresjolie@cox.net |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-05-09 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-07-05 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gothold, Stuart |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hocevar, Dennis Park-Stowe, Kathy |
| Abstract | This dissertation examines the impact of student engagement on student achievement in a high performing urban continuation high school. Current research indicates that despite years of reform efforts, U.S. high schools have made limited gains in student achievement. Dropout rates are extremely high, as students have become completely disengaged from their schools, especially in urban high schools where dropout rates as high as 50 - 80% have been reported. Although current research indicates that student engagement is identified as contributing to achievement, what is not known is whether student engagement creates a difference in achievement levels. This case study sought to identify the level of engagement in a high performing urban continuation high school and to identify the key programs and practices that contribute to student engagement and high academic performance. It was one of a series of case studies conducted by a thematic dissertation research team at schools in a Los Angeles high school district, which was designated high-performing due to its increase in API scores district wide. The study was conducted using a qualitative mixed methods case study design, which included document review, observation, teacher surveys, and staff interviews. Additionally, quantitative data was utilized from a secondary data analysis from the High School Survey of Student Engagement, a survey developed by Indiana University and administered to over 300,000 students throughout the United States over the past three years. |
| Keyword | continuation school; drop-out prevention; alternative education; urban school; student engagement; at-risk students; student achievement |
| 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-m584 |
| Rights | Pickett, Jolie Renée |
| 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-Pickett-20070705 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume62/etd-Pickett-20070705.pdf |
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| Full text | A CASE STUDY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN A HIGH PERFORMING URBAN CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL by Jolie Renée Pickett __________________________________________________________________ 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 August 2007 Copyright 2007 Jolie Renée Pickett |
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