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THE ROLE OF SUPERINTENDENTS AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS
FACILITATING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ESL/EL LEARNERS
THROUGH SCHOOL-SITE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
by
Veta Deann Patrick
_________________________________________________________________
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 2012
Copyright 2012 Veta Deann Patrick
Object Description
| Title | The role of superintendents as instructional leaders: facilitating student achievement among ESL/EL learners through school-site professional development |
| Author | Patrick, Veta Deann |
| Author email | vpatrick@usc.edu;veta_patrick@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-02-21 |
| Date submitted | 2012-04-06 |
| Date approved | 2012-04-06 |
| Restricted until | 2012-04-06 |
| Date published | 2012-04-06 |
| Advisor (committee chair) |
Garcia, Pedro E. Castruita, Rudy |
| Advisor (committee member) | Crew, Rudolph |
| Abstract | The following research utilized student performance data regarding the English Language Arts curriculum from a secondary, very low-performing school site located within the Los Angeles/Hollywood community, whereby the majority of the student population was socio-disadvantaged and served a preponderance of ESL/EL learners. For the purposes of improving student achievement at this school, as well comparable school sites with similar student populaces and learning disparities, this study ascertained endorsed collegial training methods by superintendents, whose instructional leadership had contributed to comprehensive academic progress among such demographics. Current educational studies have concluded that there are direct correlations between enhanced student and teacher efficacy in core curriculum content such as English Language Arts and from school-site developed strategies created by an empowered and engaged staff development process. For the purpose of determining the most optimal professional development plans to increase English Language Development and to close staggering achievement gaps among English Language Learners, Southern California district superintendents were interviewed, observed, and surveyed. The data of this study affirmed that educators, guided by visionary, collaborative leaders, had advanced opportunities to become mutually accountable stakeholders, to obtain school-site goals, and to build rapport with their peers and administrators throughout their professional endeavors. |
| Keyword | ESL/EL learners; instructional leadership; school site professional development; student achievement |
| 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 | Patrick, Veta Deann |
| 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_Volume3/etd-PatrickVet-578.pdf |
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| Full text | THE ROLE OF SUPERINTENDENTS AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS FACILITATING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ESL/EL LEARNERS THROUGH SCHOOL-SITE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT by Veta Deann Patrick _________________________________________________________________ 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 2012 Copyright 2012 Veta Deann Patrick |
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