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TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SKILLS AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS:
IMPLEMENTATION AT A SUBURBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
by
George Esele Uduigwome
____________________________________________________________________
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
May 2012
Copyright 2012 George Esele Uduigwome
Object Description
| Title | Twenty-first century skills and school programs: implementation at a suburban elementary school |
| Author | Uduigwome, George Esele |
| Author email | uduigwom@usc.edu;uduigwome@sbcglobal.net |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-02-29 |
| Date submitted | 2012-03-21 |
| Date approved | 2012-03-21 |
| Restricted until | 2012-03-21 |
| Date published | 2012-03-21 |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Gothold, Stuart E. Hocevar, Dennis J. Love, Laurie |
| Abstract | Under-utilization of human potential coupled with the need to maintain alignment with the demands imposed by globalization (e.g. sustainable development, citizenship, self-actualization, ability to respond to the emergence of cutting-edge technologies) have led to calls for policy and practice reorientations in the field of education. In response, several frameworks have been developed as viable twenty first century instructional models. The most prominent appears to be the framework proposed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) framework which has been adopted by some school systems. ❧ The purpose of this study was to use the P21 framework to identify the programs and practices that promote the acquisition of 21st century skills at an elementary school. This qualitative study involved the use of surveys, face-to-face interviews, document/record review, and observations. Investigator- and theory triangulations were used in the description of the curriculum, pedagogies, and other practices adopted by the school. A thematic group of nine doctoral students developed the research questions used in this study. ❧ The results of the case study were that the school was active in at least three (Global Awareness, Health Literacy, and Environmental Literacy) of the five twenty-first century themes proposed by the P21 framework. The study also revealed extensive use of technology by teachers and students, collaboration among stakeholders, systematic use of data to drive instruction, intentional capacity building, the use of multiple measures to assess students’ mastery of concept, instruction that emphasized the development of critical thinking- and problem solving skills, strong parental involvement, and students’ involvement in environmental, health, and global awareness activities. |
| Keyword | twenty-first century skills; twenty-first century programs; globalization; partnership for twenty-first century skills |
| 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 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Uduigwome, George Esele |
| Physical access | 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@dots.usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume71/etd-UduigwomeG-538.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SKILLS AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS: IMPLEMENTATION AT A SUBURBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL by George Esele Uduigwome ____________________________________________________________________ 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 May 2012 Copyright 2012 George Esele Uduigwome |
