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Boats Against the Current: A Case Study of A High-Poverty School's Pursuit of Excellence

Hacquard, Louis Dee, III
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2484-9346
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1615805809621015

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2021, Doctor of Education, Miami University, Educational Leadership.
Whether it is 1968 or 2020, there appears to be a consistency within public education that may be impacting America: poverty levels can have a dramatic impact on academic performance. However, there are some school districts that have been able to achieve success despite the various challenges that come with a high-poverty community. This bounded case study attempted to find some of the characteristics of a high-poverty school that could impact and facilitate students' high performance Seven themes emerged from this case study: the recognition of the uncontrollable, a culture of communication and collaboration, a culture of relationships, a culture of consistency, a culture of opportunity and growth, a culture of trust, and the advantages of new facilities. The results of this case study highlighted the priorities of a high school that is well aware of the challenges that it faces on a consistent basis. What the study shows is that when a school struggles with providing stability within a community of poverty, a few key changes can have the potential to positively impact long-term success. The biggest priority seems to be the creation of a sustainable culture that is established by the staff as well as the stakeholders within a school district. When a building has the expectations and vision to create its culture, a self-identity emerges and can serve as a guide to provide a consistency to the organization.
Lucian Szlizewski (Committee Chair)
Brittany Aronson (Committee Member)
Sherrill Sellers (Committee Member)
81 p.
Education; Organization Theory; Teacher Education
High-poverty schools

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  • Hacquard, III, L. D. (2021). Boats Against the Current: A Case Study of A High-Poverty School's Pursuit of Excellence [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1615805809621015

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hacquard, III, Louis. Boats Against the Current: A Case Study of A High-Poverty School's Pursuit of Excellence . 2021. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1615805809621015.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hacquard, III, Louis. "Boats Against the Current: A Case Study of A High-Poverty School's Pursuit of Excellence ." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1615805809621015

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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