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ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AIMED AT CHANGING TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF
MICRONESIAN STUDENTS
by
Josephine Pangelinan Jones
____________________________________________________________
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 Josephine Pangelinan Jones
Object Description
| Title | Enhancing professional development aimed at changing teachers' perceptions of Micronesian students |
| Author | Jones, Josephine Pangelinan |
| Author email | josi76@gmail.com;josi76@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-06-13 |
| Date submitted | 2012-07-27 |
| Date approved | 2012-07-27 |
| Restricted until | 2012-07-27 |
| Date published | 2012-07-27 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Sundt, Melora |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Brewer, Dominic Picus, Larry |
| Abstract | Teacher professional development has long been seen as a way to improve teacher practice which in turn should improve student academic achievement. Year after year, educational organizations spend large sums of money on providing professional development opportunities for teachers. However, many times those same opportunities aren’t evaluated for effectiveness and measures aren’t taken to improve what needs improving. In Hawai’i, the department of education continuously offers professional development aimed at helping teachers who provide services for Micronesian students. This study used a mixed-methods approach to evaluate whether or not one such opportunity called the “Culturally Responsive Strategies for Micronesian Students (Understanding and Supporting Micronesian Students in Our Schools)” workshop, was successful in increasing teacher knowledge about Micronesian cultures and in changing teachers’ perceptions of Micronesian students. The purpose of the evaluation was to determine effectiveness and to identify what worked well and what could be improved. The results showed that while there was no relationship between the change in teacher knowledge and teacher perception, there was a significant increase in knowledge and a significant change in teacher perception. Additionally, results indicated that participants found content specific to Micronesia and reflective learning activities to be most effective in helping them understand Micronesian students better. |
| Keyword | Micronesian students; professional development; Hawai'i; Micronesians in Hawai'i; education for Micronesian students; teacher perception; evaluating teacher professional development |
| 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 | Jones, Josephine Pangelinan |
| 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-JonesJosep-1052.pdf |
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| Full text | ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AIMED AT CHANGING TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF MICRONESIAN STUDENTS by Josephine Pangelinan Jones ____________________________________________________________ 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 Josephine Pangelinan Jones |
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