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FACTORS WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN
AN OUTPERFORMING URBAN HIGH SCHOOL
WITH A CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
by
Anne Elizabeth Kershner
__________________________________________________________________
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
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Anne Elizabeth Kershner
Object Description
| Title | Factors which may contribute to academic achievement in an outperforming urban high school with a career technical education curriculum |
| Author | Kershner, Anne Elizabeth |
| Author email | akershne@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-03-17 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-05-05 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gothold, Stuart E. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hocevar, Dennis J. Hollins, Etta R. |
| Abstract | The United States has a high school dropout rate as high as 50 percent for some ethnic groups. This dropout rate exacerbates racial divides and socioeconomic disparity. Youth at-risk of dropping out are often over represented in urban schools. Today 's educators are challenged to find ways to retain and engage all students. This need is all the more urgent because changes in the job market have resulted in far fewer no-skill required jobs. Today 's job market demands that young people have meaningful secondary and post secondary education.; Educators at Academy High in California are working to meet the educational needs of their students. Student body statistics are commensurate with characteristics of at-risk youth. The student body is 91 percent Latino, 85 percent socioeconomically disadvantaged and 73 percent English Language Learners. In addition, 43 percent of the parents are not high school graduates. Rather than view these students as deficits, the educators at Academy High focus on creating apositive learning community. They model and expect effort and they allow ample opportunities for the exploration and initial qualification in a variety of careers. High stakes accountability measures provide evidence that the educators at Academy High are on the right path. |
| Keyword | secondary and career education; outperforming urban high school |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| 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-m1224 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Kershner, Anne Elizabeth |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@dots.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Kershner-20080505 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Kershner-20080505.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | FACTORS WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN AN OUTPERFORMING URBAN HIGH SCHOOL WITH A CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM by Anne Elizabeth Kershner __________________________________________________________________ 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 May 2008 Copyright 2008 Anne Elizabeth Kershner |
