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A STUDY OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS WITH STUDENTS OF COLOR: WHAT
REALLY MATTERS? LESSONS FROM HIGH-PERFORMING, HIGH
POVERTY URBAN SCHOOLS
A CASE STUDY
by
Jeanique Wells
_________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements of the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2008
Copyright 2008 Jeanique Wells
Object Description
| Title | A study of academic success with students of color: what really matters? Lessons from high-performing, high-poverty urban schools |
| Author | Wells, Jeanique |
| Author email | jeaniquw@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-04-21 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 2 June 2010. |
| Date published | 2010-06-02 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Stowe, Kathy |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Rousseau, Sylvia Picus, Larry |
| Abstract | This case study examined what is known and what is not known about academic success among students of color at one high-performing, high-poverty urban school. Based on a sociocultural theory of learning, the study focused on identification of systems and structures that were perceived to contribute to high student achievement among students of color. In addition, the study focused on the extent to which implementation of systems and structures supported school-wide effective classroom instruction. Other theories around race, pedagogy, systems, and capital contributed to the exploration of four research questions aiming to find out more about educating students of color in high-poverty schools.; Interviews, observations, and artifact/document analysis were used to collect data. The results demonstrated consistent academic progress among students of color. However, there were significant discrepancies in the rate and extent of progress. The findings further suggested that professional development and the use of assessment data to inform decisions were both structures and systems. Other significant structures included the use of scientific, research-based instructional strategies, hiring highly qualified teachers, and reduced class sizes. The most influential systems included leadership as an overarching factor, which impacted structures as well as other systems such as goal setting and collaboration. Findings also suggested that academic success among students of color is closely associated with the presence of effective classroom instruction. The construct of race was discussed and found to require further investigation of its influence on teaching and learning among students of color. |
| Keyword | high-performing; high-poverty; students of color |
| 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-m1254 |
| Rights | Wells, Jeanique |
| 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-Wells-20080602 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Wells-20080602.pdf |
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| Full text | A STUDY OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS WITH STUDENTS OF COLOR: WHAT REALLY MATTERS? LESSONS FROM HIGH-PERFORMING, HIGH POVERTY URBAN SCHOOLS A CASE STUDY by Jeanique Wells _________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2008 Copyright 2008 Jeanique Wells |
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