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SCHOOL-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELEMENTS OF
EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION:
LESSON FROM A HIGH PERFORMING
HIGH POVERTY URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
by
Kathleen Knox Dryden
___________________________________________________________
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
August 2008
Copyright 2008 Kathleen Knox Dryden
Object Description
| Title | School-wide implementation of the elements of effective classroom instruction: lesson from a high performing high poverty urban elementary school |
| Author | Dryden, Kathleen Knox |
| Author email | kdryden@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-04-15 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-05-24 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Rousseau, Sylvia |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Stowe, Kathy Marsh, David |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to learn about the structures and systems that support high levels of performance in high poverty urban schools serving large populations of students of color. In this case study of an urban elementary school in the Los Angeles area of Southern California four research questions focused on the trend of achievement among students of color, the identification of organizational structures and systems that supported high levels of student achievement, the classroom implementation of the identified structures and systems, and the school 's construct of race. The results of the study indicated five emergent systems worked in concert to support high levels of student achievement.; The principal was a strong and knowledgeable instructional leader. The principal was very involved in all facets of the school and highly visible on campus. Classroom observations and professional development focused on the implementation of standards-based instruction and effective instructional pedagogies. The mutual respect between adults and students was evident in classrooms and on the playground. All site-based instructional decisions were grounded on data from a variety of student assessments. A comparison of assessment data from students who attended sixth grade at the elementary school and students who went to middle school for sixth grade revealed that the students who stayed in the elementary school environment achieved at markedly higher levels on high stakes assessments than students who transitioned to the middle school for sixth grade.; As school districts seek to find ways to sustain high levels of elementary school student achievement as students transition to middle school, the findings and conclusions from this study can provide helpful information that may prove effective for district and school administrators and classroom teachers working to support and improve middle school student achievement. Further research is needed in the middle school setting to determine how the successful structures and systems of the elementary school can be incorporated into the middle school culture. |
| Keyword | students of color; student engagement; effective structures and systems; high student performance |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles County |
| 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-m1246 |
| Rights | Dryden, Kathleen Knox |
| 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-Dryden-20080524 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Dryden-20080524.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | SCHOOL-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION: LESSON FROM A HIGH PERFORMING HIGH POVERTY URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL by Kathleen Knox Dryden ___________________________________________________________ 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 August 2008 Copyright 2008 Kathleen Knox Dryden |
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