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IMPROVED MATH ACHIEVEMENT IN AN URBAN HIGH SCHOOL: A CASE
STUDY OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE VISTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
by
Margaret Anne Abrahamson
___________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOURTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2007
Copyright 2007 Margaret Anne Abrahamson
Object Description
| Title | Improved math achievement in an urban high school: a case study of a high school in the Vista Unified School District |
| Author | Abrahamson, Margaret Anne |
| Author email | mabrahamson@pusd.us |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-05-08 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-08-13 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Marsh, David D. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Olsen, Carlye Rousseau, Sylvia |
| Abstract | The research consistently finds that our greatest challenge in California public schools resides in our urban schools as defined by high poverty, high minority and low performance. The math performance of our students is significantly lower in public urban secondary school across the country and specifically in California. This has been evidenced by student performance on state assessments and the high percentage of students not passing the math portion of the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), which is a state required graduation requirement. These facts of increased the focus on K-12 math performance from both state and federal agencies.; The purpose of the study is to examine factors that positively influenced the math performance of students in one urban high school. The study explores the elements of the school design, the strategies and best practices used within the classroom and the role of the school leader in shaping and directing the school improvement efforts. The study will incorporate an understanding of how instructional leaders lacking strong pedagogical content knowledge in mathematics education, are able to impact significant mathematics achievement at the school site.; Currently our schools are utilizing a variety of standards based curriculum and researched based strategies as their instructional program. There is limited information on what instructional combination works best and what is contributing to the success of schools. Our educational institutions are striving to improve the academic performance of all students, however the achievement gap persists.; Five conceptual frameworks that are grounded in educational research and four data collection instruments are used to provide structure for the analysis collected in alignment with the five research questions that were developed with the purpose of gaining insight to factors that can be attributed to the improved math performance of certain urban high school's in Southern California. |
| Keyword | secondary reform; math program; instructional leadership |
| Geographic subject | school districts: Vista Unified School District |
| Geographic subject (county) | San Diego |
| 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-m789 |
| Rights | Abrahamson, Margaret Anne |
| 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-Abrahamson-20070813 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Abrahamson-20070813.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | IMPROVED MATH ACHIEVEMENT IN AN URBAN HIGH SCHOOL: A CASE STUDY OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE VISTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT by Margaret Anne Abrahamson ___________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOURTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2007 Copyright 2007 Margaret Anne Abrahamson |
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