A Case Study of Student Achievement in a Secondary Charter School

Autor/inn/en	Hung, Li-Ching; Badejo, Folashade; Bennett, Jo
Titel	A Case Study of Student Achievement in a Secondary Charter School
Quelle	In: New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 26 (2014) 3, S.20-38 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1939-4225
DOI	10.1002/nha3.20070
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Students; Case Studies; Charter Schools; Academic Achievement; Correlation; Educational Practices; Learning Activities; Student Motivation; At Risk Students; Qualitative Research; Student Attitudes; Interviews; Classroom Observation Techniques; Social Behavior; Breakfast Programs; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Flexible Progression; Teacher Student Relationship; Rewards; Academic Support Services; Positive Reinforcement; Student Experience; Effective Schools Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschüler; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Schulleistung; Korrelation; Bildungspraxis; Lernaktivität; Schulische Motivation; Qualitative Forschung; Schülerverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Schulfrühstück; Lehrerverhalten; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Reward; Belohnung; Studienerfahrung; Schulforschung
Abstract	The quality of student learning and achievement in public schools has become a matter of public discourse and policy, thus led to the establishment of charter school concept. However, there are controversial reports on the academic performances of charter schools, inadequate information on their instructional practices, and the learning experiences of students who attend secondary charter schools. The purpose of this case study was to find correlations on instructional practices, learning activities, learner motivation, and their perception of learning at a secondary charter school that serves students in various at-risk situations that have not been described in existing research. Using a case study, the qualitative research identified instructional practices and connection between motivation, learning, and student's perception of learning. Data collected from 3 administrators, 13 teachers, and 30 students through interviews, observations of classrooms, and observation of social behaviors in the breakfast program, were subjected to inductive analysis. Findings revealed that the secondary charter school utilizes mission-oriented instructional practices to meet the educational needs of every student. Flexible school structure, rewards, support systems, positive reinforcement, and ardent student teacher relationships were motivating factors responsible for student achievement. Students expressed satisfaction with their learning experiences at the school and able to progress to higher grade levels. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10