Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
5-2018
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Pamela Scott
Committee Members
William Flora, Virginia Foley, Stephanie Tweed
Abstract
This case study focused on the understandings of the administration and teaching staff with regard to the implementation and student academic growth of the B-L Upward program. The understandings were formed from data collected through structured, face-to-face interviews. The questioning of the staff members assisted in determining an understanding of the instructional model of the B-L Upward program. The experimental nature of the B-L Upward program allowed students, primarily those graduating from eighth grade and heading into high school, to choose an alternative to the traditional secondary learning environment. The current case study is an examination of the B-L Upward program through the interview process involving the administrative and teaching staff with regard to program implementation and student academic growth. Four members of the administrative staff directly responsible for the management of the B-L Upward program and eight members of the teaching staff currently employed at the school were interviewed regarding their understandings of the BLU program. The case study approach provides a detailed picture of the understandings of these staff members. Recommendations for practice and for the continuation of further research were included at the study’s conclusion.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
McCord, Samuel, "A School of Choice: A Case Study of an Instructional Learning Model in a Public School System" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3372. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3372
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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