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Practices That Promote Parent Engagement In An Urban Elementary School: A Phenomenological Study Of Latino Parents Of English Language Learners, Maria M. Morales-Thomas
Practices That Promote Parent Engagement In An Urban Elementary School: A Phenomenological Study Of Latino Parents Of English Language Learners, Maria M. Morales-Thomas
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From 2007-2012 at Hubble Elementary School, located in Southern California, there has been a consistent population of approximately 50% English Language Learners (ELLs). Parents of the ELL students present a challenge because schools have a hard time engaging them in school activities and in the decision-making processes. The purpose of this phenomenological study was twofold: (a) to explore the perception of Latino parents of ELLs regarding the concept of parent engagement and (b) to examine the best practices related to parent engagement and major barriers that prevented them from being active participants in school activities and decision making processes at …
Resiliency Of Secondary Principals In Southern California: A Phenomenological Study, Suzanne M. Webb
Resiliency Of Secondary Principals In Southern California: A Phenomenological Study, Suzanne M. Webb
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological research study was two-fold: (a) investigate the lived experiences of secondary principals with more than 5 years’ tenure in high performing public schools in Southern California as they relate to resiliency, and (b) explore their lived experiences as they relate to stress and coping. Studies show that secondary principals rarely stay at the same school site for longer than 3-5 years. Since known research on principal resiliency concerns primarily high poverty or low performing schools, a need was found to examine why secondary principals in high performing public schools stay longer than 5 years. …
A Study Of High-Performing At-Risk High School Students And Their Perceptions On Academic Success And Achievement, Charles H. Pak
A Study Of High-Performing At-Risk High School Students And Their Perceptions On Academic Success And Achievement, Charles H. Pak
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to explore and describe the school factors experienced by students at an alternative high school with an independent study program and a 90% CASHEE passage rate and to identify those factors, if any, that students perceived as contributing to their improved academic performance. The school factors included: the nature and quality of the school learning environment, learning experiences, program interventions, and the independent study program. This study was guided by the following 5 research questions: 1. How do students who have been enrolled at SMHS for at least 1 year and who …
The Efficacy Of An Academic Behavior Assessment Tool For The Functional Behavior Assessment Process, Sharlyn Crump
The Efficacy Of An Academic Behavior Assessment Tool For The Functional Behavior Assessment Process, Sharlyn Crump
Theses and Dissertations
Since the reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1997 and then later, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act in 2004, students that display behaviors that impede learning require that a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) be conducted for the development of a behavior plan that is focused on Positive Behavior Support (PBS) strategies. The traditional FBA measures and analyzes environmental variables that trigger problem behaviors; however, it does not measure adaptive academic behavior skills that are needed for academic success in the classroom environment. This study’s literature review examines the reasons for incorporating a strength-based model for measuring …
Site Administrators' Perceptions Of Barriers And Enablers To Parent Involvement In Urban Title I Charter Schools, Jessica T. Boro
Site Administrators' Perceptions Of Barriers And Enablers To Parent Involvement In Urban Title I Charter Schools, Jessica T. Boro
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore site administrators perspectives of barriers and enablers to parent involvement in urban Title I charter middle schools, specifically related to communication, volunteering, and decision making. The study design allowed for in depth analysis of participants interview responses. A total of ten charter school site administrators participated in the semi-structured interviews that informed this study. The semi-structured interviews consisted of six interview questions and nine probing questions. The participant interview responses to the interview protocol were coded to highlight key words and statements to extract themes that informed the study findings. The …
Building Home-School Partnerships With Parents Of English Language Learners In A High School Community: A Mixed Methods Phenomenlogical Study Of One High School In Southern California, Lisa Cooper
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine home-school partnerships practices between the high school community and English Language Learner (ELL) parents. More specifically, this study examined the experiences and benefits, if any, of ELL parents who participated in 1 or more of the following four ELL parent engagement practices implemented at 1 high school in Southern California during the 2009-2012 school years: 1. ELAC Parent education meetings 2. ELL Parent Handbook 3. ELL Parent Orientation Day 4. ELL Guidance Counselor The convergent parallel mixed methods design allowed for qualitative data of parent interviews and quantitative data of …
Overcoming The Barriers: Success Stories Of English Learners In A U.S. High School, Robbie Wedeen
Overcoming The Barriers: Success Stories Of English Learners In A U.S. High School, Robbie Wedeen
Theses and Dissertations
A disproportionate number of high school dropouts are Latino immigrant students with emergent English language skills. Statistically, students that meet these demographic characteristics are more likely to drop out of high school before receiving their diploma. Thus, these same students will then enter the workforce ill equipped for job advancement or the requirements of postsecondary education. A set of negative experiences, referred to as the process of marginalization, may occur in high school, leaving these students alienated and less confident of success than their English-speaking peers. This study used a qualitative research method approach to investigate the factors that lead …
A Phenomenological Study Of Counselors Helping Underrepresented Students From Los Angeles Charter High Schools Access And Persist In Higher Education, Margarita Landeros
A Phenomenological Study Of Counselors Helping Underrepresented Students From Los Angeles Charter High Schools Access And Persist In Higher Education, Margarita Landeros
Theses and Dissertations
There were dual purposes of this qualitative phenomenological study. The first purpose was to describe and compare the goals, design, implementation, and outcomes of college counseling programs in college preparatory charter high schools in Los Angeles as experienced and shared by high school college counselors. The second purpose was to explore what college preparatory charter high school college counselors perceive to be the most important components in a charter high school college-going culture to assist underrepresented students with access to college and preparation to persist in higher education. This phenomenological study utilized interviews to collect data. The one-on-one interviews were …
Boys In The Hood: A Study Of Academic Resilience Among A Group Of At-Risk, High-Achieving, African American Males In A Southern California School District, Patrick B. Booker
Boys In The Hood: A Study Of Academic Resilience Among A Group Of At-Risk, High-Achieving, African American Males In A Southern California School District, Patrick B. Booker
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to investigate the perceptions of high achieving, at risk African American male students from 3 Southern California urban high school with regards to (a) the factors that make them at-risk for poor academic achievement, (b) the protective factors that contribute to their resilience and academic success, (c) the characteristics that best describe their resiliency, and (d) what can parents, school and school employees, and the community can do to increase the academic achievement of urban at-risk African American males. More specifically, this study examined the environmental risks that confront the Black males …