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SOCIAL CAPITAL: A LEVER FOR SCHOOL
CHANGE AND STUDENT GROWTH
by
Al Noel R. Rabanera
_______________________________________________________________________
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
August 2011
Copyright 2011 Al Noel R. Rabanera
Object Description
| Title | Social capital: a lever for school change and student growth |
| Author | Rabanera, Al Noel Rabanera |
| Author email | arabaner@usc.edu;alrabanera@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-06-23 |
| Date submitted | 2011-07-20 |
| Date approved | 2011-07-20 |
| Restricted until | 2011-07-20 |
| Date published | 2011-07-20 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Crew, Rudolph |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Garcia, Pedro Giokaris, George J. |
| Abstract | American high schools teach students basic academic skills in an effort to produce employable, civic-minded, globally contributing adults. However, formal classroom instruction in and of itself does not always provide these same high school graduates with the practical experience and job-related knowledge required to gain a competitive employment advantage over students in other industrialized countries (Prestowitz, 2006). ❧ Entering the employment market is more complex today than in previous decades. Markets are continuously shifting, new knowledge alters employment standards and the lack of jobs in various sectors makes the journey into global employment a high-risk endeavor. Seemingly, for American high school graduates, jobs and a quality life enabled by gainful employment are even more elusive because so little high school focus is given to the relationship between skill development, information access, and the world of work. Instead, emphasis is placed on high school graduation requirements which often lack specific focus on career-based training. This is problematic because high school graduates make critical decisions about future career choices based on limited information which is easily accessible (Gasper & Omvig, 1976). ❧ A possible solution is to have high school students develop relationships with persons whom Stanton-Salazar (1997) refers to as institutional agents. Through these connections, students have access to educational resources and exposure to a myriad of career-path choices. As of now, the American high school system continues to produce graduates inadequately prepared to participate in a global economy. Therefore, access to employment information through social networks becomes crucial (Stanton-Salazar, 1997). In order to provide American high school graduates with a competitive advantage in the global economy, educational systems need to take immediate action to develop and integrate social capital in the high schools. |
| Keyword | social capital; cultural capital; career choice; global economy |
| 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-m |
| Rights | Rabanera, Al Noel Rabanera |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume71/etd-RabaneraAl-138.pdf |
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| Full text | SOCIAL CAPITAL: A LEVER FOR SCHOOL CHANGE AND STUDENT GROWTH by Al Noel R. Rabanera _______________________________________________________________________ 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 August 2011 Copyright 2011 Al Noel R. Rabanera |
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