Jackson-Newman, Qiana L.

Abstract: High poverty urban schools with a large population of students of color have traditionally been associated with low student achievement. However, research has shown that there are certain structures and systems implemented at schools that can increase the student performance for students of color. This research has led to a qualitative case study of high poverty, high performing urban schools.

The purpose of this study was to identify the organizational structures and systems implemented at high performing, high poverty urban school with a large concentration of students of color. Additionally, the research sought to find out how leadership affected the implementation of the structures and systems at the school site.

A case study of a K-8 urban school in Southern California, focused on four research questions: (1) What are the trends and patterns of performance among students of color? (2) What are the organizational structures and systems that are perceived to contribute to high student performance in high poverty urban schools with large concentrations of students of color? (3) How are the organizational structures and systems implemented to support school-wide classroom instruction that promoted student learning? (4) How is the construct of race reflected in the school's structures and systems?

The school studied provided insight into the organization's structures and systems that led to high academic performance among students of color. Standard based instruction was the structure identified to foster effective instructional practices. The systems that promoted student learning were the international baccalaureate program, teacher collaboration, monitoring of student progress through data and assessment, student engagement and goal setting.

Key words: Education, Classroom instruction, Urban schools, High-poverty schools, High-performing, Highpoverty, Effectice instruction

总 结：

1、高贫困人口众多的城市学校有色人种的学生一直是学生成绩较低有关。然而,研究表明,某些结构和系统实现在学校能够增加有色人种学生的成绩。这项研究对高贫困、高执行城市学校进行了定性研究。

2、本研究的目的是在高贫困城市学校有色人种学生高度集中情况下，打造组织结构和系统实现高性能。此外,该研究试图找出影响领导的实现结构和系统。

3、学习城市学校在南加州的案例研究,专注于四个研究问题:(1)在有色人种学生中，什么是模式的趋势和性能?(2)什么是被认为有助于学生成绩在高中贫困城市有色人种学生集中度高的学校的组织结构和系统?(3)组织结构和系统是如何实现的支持全校性的课堂教学,促进学生的学习?(4)种族的构造如何反映在学校的结构和系统?

4、学校提供洞察组织的结构和系统研究,导致有色人种学生的学业成绩高。基于标准的教学是促进有效的教学实践确定的结构，包括系统提升学生学习的国际学士学位项目,教师合作,通过数据和评估学生的进步进行监控,学生接触和目标设定。

来源：University of Southern California. Mar 2009, ISBN: 9780549785293, 135p.