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Running head: IMPACT OF SUPERINTENDENTS AND MATH PERSONNEL 1
STRATEGIES UTILIZED BY SUPERINTENDENTS AND MATHEMATICS DISTRICT PERSONNEL THAT IMPACT MINORITY STUDENT OUTCOMES IN ALGEBRA
by
Jared Bernard DuPree
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 Jared Bernard DuPree
Object Description
| Title | Strategies utilized by superintendents and mathematics district personnel that impact minority student outcomes in algebra |
| Author | DuPree, Jared Bernard |
| Author email | jbdupree@usc.edu;jdupree02@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2013-02-25 |
| Date submitted | 2013-03-29 |
| Date approved | 2013-03-29 |
| Restricted until | 2013-03-29 |
| Date published | 2013-03-29 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Castruita, Rudy Max |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Garcia, Pedro Enrique García, Pedro Enrique Hasan, Angela Laila |
| Abstract | This study applies the constructs from effective instruction from the literature on teacher education to understand the impact of school district strategies on algebra outcomes for minority students. The purpose of this study was to examine the strategies utilized by superintendents and district personnel and the impact of these identified strategies on algebra outcomes for minority students. The following research questions were addressed: (a) What district level leadership strategies are employed in districts that have realized an increase in minority student performance in algebra; (b) How do superintendents select the personnel that influence successful algebra programs; (c) In what ways do superintendents and mathematics instructional teams influence algebra curriculum and instruction in successful algebra programs; (d) What is the relationship between personnel selection criteria and minority student outcomes in algebra; and (e) What is the relationship between curriculum and instruction influence and minority student outcomes in algebra? Qualitative data was collected using a deviant case study of a successful school district. This data was used in a quantitative analysis to determine possible correlations. Findings indicate that school districts should consider the content knowledge of mathematics personnel and place an emphasis on conceptual development of algebraic topics across the grade levels. This study highlighted the criteria district leadership should include in selecting mathematics personnel and creating algebra professional development models that result in meaningful learning of algebra for minority students. |
| Keyword | algebra; superintendent; minority students; district mathematics personnel |
| 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 | DuPree, Jared Bernard |
| 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@lib.usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume7/etd-DuPreeJare-1494-0.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | Running head: IMPACT OF SUPERINTENDENTS AND MATH PERSONNEL 1 STRATEGIES UTILIZED BY SUPERINTENDENTS AND MATHEMATICS DISTRICT PERSONNEL THAT IMPACT MINORITY STUDENT OUTCOMES IN ALGEBRA by Jared Bernard DuPree 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 Jared Bernard DuPree |
