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DISTRICTWIDE INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF A
HIGH SCHOOL IN THE LOS COYOTES HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
by
Sueling Hsu Chen
_____________________________________
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
December 2007
Copyright 2007 Sueling Hsu Chen
Object Description
| Title | Districtwide instructional improvement: a case study of a high school in the Los Coyotes High School District |
| Author | Chen, Sueling Hsu |
| Author email | suelingchen@sbcglobal.net |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-07-26 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-09-16 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Marsh, David D. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
[illegible] Bowman, Gay[illegible] |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study is to investigate the design for instructional leadership pertaining to student performance that is in place in one high school district. The scope of this case study focuses on one high school in Southern California that actually implemented the district-wide reform effort of instructional leadership at the school, and classroom levels. Four research questions defined the problems and guided the research of the studies. These four research questions were: 1. What was the district design for improving teaching and learning? 2. What school level efforts facilitated the implementation of the district's design? 3. To what extent was the district's design implemented at the school and classroom levels? 4. How effective were the design and implementation strategies at the school and classroom levels?; This triangulated cross-data analysis included qualitative and quantitative methods from interviews, surveys, and documentation. Six key best practices were found: strong district leadership with clear mission and high expectation, district recognition of the importance of instructional excellence to improve student learning, utilizing research proven instructional methods to build on a teacher's knowledge and ability, creating a professional learning community and culture, offering physical capital to support the reform, using data to identify weak areas and plans for improvement. Seven areas of improvement are identified to sustain the change: teacher buy-in, involvement and empowerment of other stakeholders, matching responsibilities and authorities, systematic training at the school site, evidence of reform and student achievement, connecting reform to standards, and leadership training. Implications for state legislatures, board of trustees, district administrators, site administrators, and teachers implementing instructional reform including: successful reform factors, communication and chains of command, stakeholder support, and district support including allocating time and money for professional development. Recommendations for future researches included: defining instructional leaderships role and its impact on student achievement, the relationship between instructional strategies usage and student achievement, repeating the study to investigate sustainability, and evaluate success of the reform through learners' viewpoints. |
| Keyword | instructional improvement; districtwide reform; district change strategy |
| 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-m816 |
| Rights | Chen, Sueling Hsu |
| 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-Chen-20070916 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Chen-20070916.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | DISTRICTWIDE INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE LOS COYOTES HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT by Sueling Hsu Chen _____________________________________ 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 December 2007 Copyright 2007 Sueling Hsu Chen |
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