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Running head: STAKEHOLDERS’ ROLE 1
SUPERINTENDENTS’ VIEWPOINT OF THE ROLE STAKEHOLDERS CAN
PLAY IN IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
by
Barry L. Stockhamer
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 2013
Copyright 2013 Barry L. Stockhamer
Object Description
| Title | Superintendents' viewpoint of the role stakeholders can play in improving student achievement |
| Author | Stockhamer, Barry L. |
| Author email | stockham@usc.edu;stockhamer@enhance.us |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-11-06 |
| Date submitted | 2013-01-16 |
| Date approved | 2013-01-17 |
| Restricted until | 2013-01-17 |
| Date published | 2013-01-17 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Castruita, Rudy |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Garcia, Pedro Love, Laurie |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to gain insight and understanding from the superintendent’s viewpoint as to the role that various stakeholders can play in student academic and school success. Epstein’s (1995) theory of overlapping spheres of influence is the underlying theory supporting stakeholder impact. ❧ School Districts in K-12 Education are asked to raise academic outcomes for all students and within subgroups. The challenges have never been greater. Districts must achieve this annual academic growth with reduced, flat, and uncertain budgets. Long term planning is severely compromised, yet the downward pressure at the federal and state level requires continual academic growth (NCLB, 2002). It is the leadership of the school district, the superintendent, who has the authority to mobilize the district wide vision in meeting the challenges of improving student academic outcomes. ❧ The study utilized a mixed methods approach. The study data was collected from 74 California superintendents as well as qualitative data gained from five superintendent interviews. ❧ The study examines the stakeholder role, and how superintendents identify and mobilize stakeholders. Analysis of the data identified the untapped potential of various stakeholders and the multi-dimensional roles that stakeholders support. These roles range from traditional parents and teachers to clubs, businesses, neighborhood groups, and faith based groups. The findings also examine how stakeholders self-determine their role within the district, and are not aligned by superintendents or schools to meet the greatest needs of the schools. The study’s data reveals the socio-economic factors which enhance participation and the barriers which low income communities must overcome to enhance parent participation. The findings also reveal the lack of district capacity and infrastructure to maximize and sustain stakeholder participation. Varying levels of communication with potential stakeholders demonstrate how some districts overlook stakeholder categories utilized by other districts. ❧ Implications from this study support the viability of stakeholders to impact and support student success through a focused superintendent driven initiative. Utilizing local stakeholders to help support the greatest needs of school districts require superintendents to embrace structures and strategies to identify, mobilize, and nurture these relationships. The data from this study supports a proactive district initiative with a unified district vision shared by all school sites. |
| Keyword | superintendents; stakeholders; parents; community; academic; achievement; partnerships; sponsorships; improving achievement; leadership; K-12 |
| 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 | Stockhamer, Barry L. |
| 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_Volume6/etd-Stockhamer-1397.pdf |
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| Full text | Running head: STAKEHOLDERS’ ROLE 1 SUPERINTENDENTS’ VIEWPOINT OF THE ROLE STAKEHOLDERS CAN PLAY IN IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT by Barry L. Stockhamer 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 2013 Copyright 2013 Barry L. Stockhamer |
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