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ACTION RESEARCH AS A STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING EQUITY AND
DIVERSITY: IMPLEMENTATION, CONSTRAINTS, OUTCOMES
by
Lee Ann J. Cornell
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
August 2012
Copyright 2012 Lee Ann J. Cornell
Object Description
| Title | Action research as a strategy for improving equity and diversity: implementation constraints, outcomes |
| Author | Cornell, Lee Ann J. |
| Author email | lcornell@usc.edu;lcornell@ucla.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-05-02 |
| Date submitted | 2012-07-26 |
| Date approved | 2012-07-26 |
| Restricted until | 2012-07-26 |
| Date published | 2012-07-26 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Dowd, Alicia C. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Tambascia, Tracy Marsh, Julie |
| Abstract | The University of Southern California's Center for Urban Education (CUE) develops and creates data and inquiry tools for colleges and universities to help bring about equity in student outcomes. This dissertation study investigated whether and how university faculty and staff members' thoughts, beliefs, and practices were mediated after participating in a CUE action research project focused on racial-ethnic educational outcome disparities. The study revealed that when practitioners were involved in a collaborative inquiry process, their interactions in an activity setting promoted reflection and influenced them to consider more equity minded plans for improving student outcomes. The study findings support the premise that as the knowledge of equity-mindedness grows, and new knowledge is created, and old practices that focus on remedying student deficits are forgotten. Although action research methods have not been widely adopted in higher education, the findings of this study show action research is a valuable method for higher education practitioners to enhance racial and ethnic equity in higher education. |
| Keyword | action research; minority students; collaborative inquiry; education; developmental evaluation; equity; student outcomes |
| 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 | Cornell, Lee Ann J. |
| 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-CornellLee-1022.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | ACTION RESEARCH AS A STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING EQUITY AND DIVERSITY: IMPLEMENTATION, CONSTRAINTS, OUTCOMES by Lee Ann J. Cornell 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 August 2012 Copyright 2012 Lee Ann J. Cornell |
