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EMBRACING GLOBALIZATION AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
IN A DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOL
by
Zhilong (Terry) Qian
___________________________________________________________________________
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 Zhilong (Terry) Qian
Object Description
| Title | Embracing globalization and 21st century skills in a dual language immersion school |
| Author | Qian, Zhilong "Terry" |
| Author email | zhilongq@usc.edu;terryqian@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-03-13 |
| Date submitted | 2012-05-08 |
| Date approved | 2012-05-08 |
| Restricted until | 2012-05-08 |
| Date published | 2012-05-08 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gothold, Stuart |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hocevar, Dennis Garcia, Pedro |
| Abstract | The United States stands unfavorably to other nations on the educational level, as many schools in the U.S. do not acknowledge the skills and knowledge that students need to succeed as global citizens with the increasing global and economic changes. Though some schools in the U.S. have already sounded the alarm and implemented changes to integrate 21st century skills into their existing curriculum, it is unclear how they are integrating these global skills and how effectively the programs are responding to the dynamic changing world. The purpose of this study was to identify the programs and practices that promote the acquisition of 21st century skills at a K-12 school. A qualitative, descriptive single case study was used as the primary research method for this study. Three themes stood out during data analysis: 1) Global Consciousness, 2) Embrace Chinese and 3) Responsibility and Adaptiveness. Leadership style and organizational culture were also observed and discussed through Bolman and Deal’s (2003) four frames, which emphasize the importance of collaborative teamwork, competent leadership, strategic planning and biliterate charisma. This study is part of a thematic group research project on the same topic. By combining and synthesizing the common themes that emerged through data analysis in each of the nine individual school case studies, this project will shed some light on how schools can better prepare students for 21st century. |
| Keyword | 21st century skills; globalization; k12; dual language immersion; curriculum |
| 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 | Qian, Zhilong "Terry" |
| 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_Volume4/etd-QianZhilon-819.pdf |
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| Full text | EMBRACING GLOBALIZATION AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN A DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOL by Zhilong (Terry) Qian ___________________________________________________________________________ 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 Zhilong (Terry) Qian |
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