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School Improvements And Student Achievement: Teachers' Conceptions And Practices In An Urban School Community, Jendayi Johari Gardner
School Improvements And Student Achievement: Teachers' Conceptions And Practices In An Urban School Community, Jendayi Johari Gardner
Wayne State University Dissertations
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
TEACHERS' CONCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES IN AN URBAN SCHOOL COMMUNITY
by
JENDAYI JOHARI GARDNER
May 2012
Advisor: Dr. Jazlin Ebenezer
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
This mixed-methods study is represented by three articles that examine student achievement. The articles were developed based on the following purposes: (1) to examine teachers' conceptions about student achievement; (2) to examine teacher practices for school improvement that reflects elements of a reform model; and (3) to examine teachers' conceptions about school improvement challenges. Individual interviews were administered to examine teachers' conceptions about student achievement and school improvement …