Current research has described a changed central office perspective that not only includes campus principals as part of the district's leadership team, but also focuses on developing principals' instructional abilities with the purpose of supporting school reform. However, to date, research has not provided examples of a successful relationship between campus principals as a collective group and the district (central office) leadership team attempting to implement district-wide high school reform. This study was conducted in order to examine the perceptions of high school principals (in an urban school district in Texas) toward district-wide initiated high school reform. Methods used for data collection included semi-structured interviews, review of available artifacts, and case profile development. Questions derived from the researcher's review of the literature and ongoing professional interest were the basis for dialogue during the semi-structured interviews. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, and unitized. The data were further organized into categories and subcategories. The analysis of principals' perceptions provided insight and helped develop an understanding of obstacles that high school principals perceive in implementing district-led high school reform. This study has concluded that the district goals and mission do not define the daily operations of a campus. Instead, the district goals and mission are often reprioritized because principals are insecure, believe they have a better understanding of the local context than does the central office, and are oftentimes frustrated by the central office's political machinations. Recommendations include suggestions on how to eliminate these obstacles, improve the ability of principals to implement district-led high school reform, and how to suggest actions for the improvement of the high school reform process at the central office level.

During the 1990s, standards-based reform became the predominant education reform inthe country. However, neither federal legislation nor state standards-based reform programshave focused much on addressing the needs of special groups. While, the explicit goal ofstandards-based reform was to raise academic achievement of all students, the implicit goal wasto change beliefs about specific groups of students, particularly students who traditionally havebeen perceived as "disadvantaged." This dissertation examines the implementation of standards-based reform policies withpopulations of limited English proficient (LEP) high school students to determine the strength of the Kentucky's policies to include LEP students and the capacity for those policies to influenceeducator beliefs about the abilities of LEP students. The study includes an analysis ofKentucky's reform policies and a case study of one high school English as a Second Languageprogram seen as a leader in implementing standards-based reforms. The case study approachprovided an opportunity to learn about the issues associated with educating LEP high schoolstudents in the context of standards-based reform from the point of view of those who arecharged with implementing these policies. The findings from this study suggest that it is notsufficient to include LEP students in state assessment and accountability systems. In order foraccountability systems to ensure strong student performance, they must also address inequities instudents' opportunities to learn to high standards. The success of Kentucky's policies, as well asother standards-based policies, depends on their ability to drive changes in educator beliefs aboutstudents' capabilities and to drive the creation of local conditions supportive of practicesconsistent with achieving the goals of the Kentucky Education Reform Act.

Submitted by Liliane Ferreira (ljuvencia30@gmail.com) on 2018-08-30T10:27:29Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Alana Gabriela Vieira Alvarenga da Costa - 2018.pdf: 2442754 bytes, checksum: 478092d15a9345d22decc2a448a25fb6 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2018-09-03T11:45:28Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Alana Gabriela Vieira Alvarenga da Costa - 2018.pdf: 2442754 bytes, checksum: 478092d15a9345d22decc2a448a25fb6 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-03T11:45:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Alana Gabriela Vieira Alvarenga da Costa - 2018.pdf: 2442754 bytes, checksum: 478092d15a9345d22decc2a448a25fb6 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-07-09 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The present work is linked to the research line of Culture and Educational Processes of the Graduate Program in Education (FE / UFG) and analyzes the reform of secondary education by exploring, as the main subject, a flexibilization of the disciplines of human beings, more specifically, the philosophy. Outlining how this reform occurred and what is the purpose of such changes, highlighting the constant conflicts and reformulations around high school in Brazil. Besides, it presents the relationship between the aforementioned reform and the training of graduates, aiming to show that the presence of philosophical knowledge in this area is extremely important for the construction of critical and reflexive thinking, essential skills for teacher training and, in spite of this, subjugated. In the light of the concept of flexible learning that was engendered within the capitalist society that aims to acquire profit and which forms only for the productive world of work, the text discusses how the discipline of philosophy, in its various spheres, went through moments of absence and resistance in the Brazilian educational system. In this sense, based on bibliographic and documental research we verified that documents follow authoritarian trends of forming to reproduction and are far from an humanized formation of subjects. In order to subsidize the discussion and analysis proposed as the objective of this work, the theoretical basis for criticism was based on the following scholars: Carminati (2004), Cerletti (2009), Charle (1996), Coêlho (2006), Gallo (2001), Kohan (2002; 2009), among others. / Este trabalho se vincula à linha de pesquisa de Cultura e Processos Educacionais do Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação (PPGE) da Faculdade de Educação na Universidade Federal de Goiás (FE/UFG) e tem como objetivo analisar a reforma do ensino médio, explorando, como questão principal, a flexibilização das disciplinas de humanas nos currículos, mais especificamente, da filosofia. Pretende-se delinear como esta reforma se deu e a que servem tais mudanças, a fim de destacar os constantes conflitos e as reformulações em torno do ensino médio no Brasil. Além disso, pretende-se apresentar as relações entre a citada reforma e a formação dos licenciandos, com o intuito de evidenciar que a presença dos saberes filosóficos nesta etapa é de extrema importância para a construção do pensamento crítico e reflexivo, capacidades essenciais à formação docente e que, apesar disso, acabam sendo subjugadas. À luz do conceito de “aprendizagem flexível”, que foi engendrado no seio da sociedade capitalista – que tem como finalidade a aquisição de lucro e a formação dos indivíduos apenas para o mundo produtivo do trabalho –, o texto discute como a disciplina de filosofia, em seus vários âmbitos, passou por momentos de ausência e resistência no sistema educacional brasileiro. Nesse sentido, com base em pesquisas bibliográficas e documentais, verificamos que os documentos seguem as tendências autoritárias de educar para a reprodução e se distanciam, na prática, da busca por uma formação humanizada dos sujeitos. Para subsidiar a discussão e a análise proposta como objetivo deste trabalho, o referencial de embasamento teórico para a crítica se pautou nos trabalhos dos seguintes estudiosos: Carminati (2004), Cerletti (2009), Charle (1996), Coêlho (2006), Gallo (2001), Kohan (2002; 2009), dentre outros. Por fim, evidencia-se que o ensino médio que se vislumbra proporciona uma formação integrada, politécnica e que toma o trabalho com um princípio educativo.

The purpose of this study was to compare 9th grade student achievement in Tennessee schools the year before and after the schools implemented a freshman academy, as well as compare such schools with traditional Tennessee high schools. The factors in this study that impact student achievement and serve as the dependent variables were attendance rates, number of credits earned, and suspensions for 9th graders. Data were obtained by various software programs used by the schools to enter, maintain, and retrieve student data. 2 x 2 ANOVAs were conducted to determine if there were differences in the mean attendance rates and mean number of credits earned among 9th graders based on the type of institution, the academic years prior to and following the implementation of the freshman academy approach, and the 2-way interaction between the type of institution and the academic year. Crosstabulated tables and chi-square tests were used to determine if there was a relationship between suspensions prior to the academic year the Freshman Academy was implemented and the academic year following its implementation. The 2 x 2 ANOVAs conducted using Freshman Academy A and Traditional High School C indicated there was a significant difference in mean attendance rates and mean number of credits earned. Mean attendance rates and mean number of credits earned were higher at Freshman Academy A once the academy approach was implemented. The 2 x 2 ANOVAs conducted using Freshman Academy B and Traditional High School D indicated there was no significant difference in mean attendance rates and mean number of credits earned once the academy approach was implemented. Two-by-two crosstabulated tables and chi-square tests were used to determine if there was a relationship between suspensions at the Freshman Academy high schools (A & B) for years prior to and following implementation of the academy approach. The analysis of the data indicated there was a significant difference in the number of students suspended following the implementation of the academy approach at Freshman Academy A but not at Freshman Academy B.

The issue of high school reform has received national attention during the first part of the 21st century. One idea brought forth in this restructuring effort has been the desire to create high schools with smaller student populations. However, in an era of tight budgets, where resources are not always available to build more schools, educators have explored the possibility of dividing existing large high schools into smaller units. This restructuring approach has many titles, but is frequently referred to as a Smaller Learning Community (SLC). Since 2000, the federal government has pledged $245 million to schools willing to create SLCs. This research has studied the schools in Florida that have received the federal implementation grant and have established SLCs. The 39 Florida high schools that were awarded the federal grant in 2000, 2001, and 2002 served as the population for this study. Twenty schools in the population completed a 45-item survey which measured implementation of five key SLC elements:(a) accountability, (b) autonomy, (c) identity, (d) instructional focus, and (e) personalization. Based on the survey results, an implementation score was determined for each participating school. Based on 5-point Likert scale (with a not applicable option) for the 35 questions that pertained to the five elements, a total score of 175 was the maximum amount possible. Individual responding school scores ranged from 104.7 - 157.1. The overall implementation score was also correlated with selected school indicators. Survey respondents also provided rationale for the implementation of SLCs and perceived benefits to students, teachers, and parents. In general, the survey respondents agreed that SLCs at their schools addressed the five key elements. The implementation scores and teacher comments, however, provided evidence that the levels of implementation of SLCs across the state varied in terms of the elements. Suggestions for future research and educational practices are provided

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Esta dissertação analisa o processo de implementação da reestruturação curricular do ensino médio ocorrida no estado do Rio Grande do Sul entre os anos 2012-2014, pelo qual se instituiu o Ensino Médio Politécnico. A partir da perspectiva construcionista social do currículo sugerida por Ivor Goodson, se considera a análise curricular em três dimensões: préativa, escrita e ativa. Apresenta-se, primeiramente, as principais reformas do ensino médio da Era Vargas até a atualidade. Ao longo da história, as reformas expuseram diversas disputas sociais que envolviam a relação entre educação e trabalho. Na dimensão pré-ativa do currículo, consideramos que a apresentação da proposta de reestruturação pela Secretaria de Educação do Rio Grande do Sul gerou controvérsias e expectativas nos meios acadêmicos e na opinião pública. Na dimensão do currículo escrito, verificamos que as leis e documentos criados para subsidiar a reforma do ensino médio no Brasil e no Rio Grande do Sul expressam uma tentativa de conciliar a histórica dualidade entre educação e trabalho no país. Na dimensão ativa do currículo se observou que os atores envolvidos no processo de reforma percebem a reestruturação de diferentes maneiras, persistindo uma visão positiva do processo, apesar da identificação de diversos problemas. A reforma do ensino médio ocorrida no Rio Grande do Sul é uma política de reestruturação curricular que se insere em um contexto maior de reforma deste nível de ensino abrangendo a esfera nacional. Todavia, a reforma se mostrou problemática, pois grande parte dos professores e gestores escolares não compreendem bem os conceitos e fundamentos estruturantes desta política, manifestando práticas pedagógicas organizadas sensorialmente, principalmente no que se refere a nova disciplina, Seminário Integrado, se diferenciando da organização referenciada no campo científico como a proposta da Secretaria Estadual de Educação se apresenta. / This thesis analyses the process of implementation of the curricular restructuring of high school conducted in the state of Rio Grande do Sul between the years 2012-2014, by which the Ensino Médio Politécnico (Polytechnical High School) was implemented. Based on the social constructionist perspective of the curriculum suggested by Ivor Goodson, the curricular analysis is considered in three dimensions: pre-active, written and active. Firstly, the main high school reforms from the Vargas Age until today are presented. Throughout history, the reforms highlighted many social disputes involving the relation between education and work. On the pre-active dimension of the curriculum, we consider the presenting of the restructuration proposal by the Secretariat of Education of Rio Grande do Sul has generated controversy and expectation in the academia and in the public opinion. On the written dimension of the curriculum, we verified that the laws and documents created to subsidize the high school reform in Brazil and in Rio Grande do Sul express an attempt to conciliate the historical duality between education and work in the country. On the active dimension of the curriculum, it was observed that the actors involved in the reform process perceive the restructuring in different ways, maintaining a positivistic view of the process, despite the identification of many problems. It is believed that the high school reform which has taken place in Rio Grande do Sul is a curricular restructuring policy, inserted in a larger reform context of this level of schooling encompassing the national sphere. However, the reform has proven problematic, for the great part of teachers and school managers do not understand well the concepts and structuring fundaments of this policy, manifesting sensorially organized pedagogical practices, chiefly concerning the new discipline, Seminário Integrado (Integrated Seminar), differing from the organization referred in the scientific field as the proposal of the State Secretariat of Education presents.

Esta dissertação analisa o processo de implementação da reestruturação curricular do ensino médio ocorrida no estado do Rio Grande do Sul entre os anos 2012-2014, pelo qual se instituiu o Ensino Médio Politécnico. A partir da perspectiva construcionista social do currículo sugerida por Ivor Goodson, se considera a análise curricular em três dimensões: préativa, escrita e ativa. Apresenta-se, primeiramente, as principais reformas do ensino médio da Era Vargas até a atualidade. Ao longo da história, as reformas expuseram diversas disputas sociais que envolviam a relação entre educação e trabalho. Na dimensão pré-ativa do currículo, consideramos que a apresentação da proposta de reestruturação pela Secretaria de Educação do Rio Grande do Sul gerou controvérsias e expectativas nos meios acadêmicos e na opinião pública. Na dimensão do currículo escrito, verificamos que as leis e documentos criados para subsidiar a reforma do ensino médio no Brasil e no Rio Grande do Sul expressam uma tentativa de conciliar a histórica dualidade entre educação e trabalho no país. Na dimensão ativa do currículo se observou que os atores envolvidos no processo de reforma percebem a reestruturação de diferentes maneiras, persistindo uma visão positiva do processo, apesar da identificação de diversos problemas. A reforma do ensino médio ocorrida no Rio Grande do Sul é uma política de reestruturação curricular que se insere em um contexto maior de reforma deste nível de ensino abrangendo a esfera nacional. Todavia, a reforma se mostrou problemática, pois grande parte dos professores e gestores escolares não compreendem bem os conceitos e fundamentos estruturantes desta política, manifestando práticas pedagógicas organizadas sensorialmente, principalmente no que se refere a nova disciplina, Seminário Integrado, se diferenciando da organização referenciada no campo científico como a proposta da Secretaria Estadual de Educação se apresenta. / This thesis analyses the process of implementation of the curricular restructuring of high school conducted in the state of Rio Grande do Sul between the years 2012-2014, by which the Ensino Médio Politécnico (Polytechnical High School) was implemented. Based on the social constructionist perspective of the curriculum suggested by Ivor Goodson, the curricular analysis is considered in three dimensions: pre-active, written and active. Firstly, the main high school reforms from the Vargas Age until today are presented. Throughout history, the reforms highlighted many social disputes involving the relation between education and work. On the pre-active dimension of the curriculum, we consider the presenting of the restructuration proposal by the Secretariat of Education of Rio Grande do Sul has generated controversy and expectation in the academia and in the public opinion. On the written dimension of the curriculum, we verified that the laws and documents created to subsidize the high school reform in Brazil and in Rio Grande do Sul express an attempt to conciliate the historical duality between education and work in the country. On the active dimension of the curriculum, it was observed that the actors involved in the reform process perceive the restructuring in different ways, maintaining a positivistic view of the process, despite the identification of many problems. It is believed that the high school reform which has taken place in Rio Grande do Sul is a curricular restructuring policy, inserted in a larger reform context of this level of schooling encompassing the national sphere. However, the reform has proven problematic, for the great part of teachers and school managers do not understand well the concepts and structuring fundaments of this policy, manifesting sensorially organized pedagogical practices, chiefly concerning the new discipline, Seminário Integrado (Integrated Seminar), differing from the organization referred in the scientific field as the proposal of the State Secretariat of Education presents.

Esta dissertação analisa o processo de implementação da reestruturação curricular do ensino médio ocorrida no estado do Rio Grande do Sul entre os anos 2012-2014, pelo qual se instituiu o Ensino Médio Politécnico. A partir da perspectiva construcionista social do currículo sugerida por Ivor Goodson, se considera a análise curricular em três dimensões: préativa, escrita e ativa. Apresenta-se, primeiramente, as principais reformas do ensino médio da Era Vargas até a atualidade. Ao longo da história, as reformas expuseram diversas disputas sociais que envolviam a relação entre educação e trabalho. Na dimensão pré-ativa do currículo, consideramos que a apresentação da proposta de reestruturação pela Secretaria de Educação do Rio Grande do Sul gerou controvérsias e expectativas nos meios acadêmicos e na opinião pública. Na dimensão do currículo escrito, verificamos que as leis e documentos criados para subsidiar a reforma do ensino médio no Brasil e no Rio Grande do Sul expressam uma tentativa de conciliar a histórica dualidade entre educação e trabalho no país. Na dimensão ativa do currículo se observou que os atores envolvidos no processo de reforma percebem a reestruturação de diferentes maneiras, persistindo uma visão positiva do processo, apesar da identificação de diversos problemas. A reforma do ensino médio ocorrida no Rio Grande do Sul é uma política de reestruturação curricular que se insere em um contexto maior de reforma deste nível de ensino abrangendo a esfera nacional. Todavia, a reforma se mostrou problemática, pois grande parte dos professores e gestores escolares não compreendem bem os conceitos e fundamentos estruturantes desta política, manifestando práticas pedagógicas organizadas sensorialmente, principalmente no que se refere a nova disciplina, Seminário Integrado, se diferenciando da organização referenciada no campo científico como a proposta da Secretaria Estadual de Educação se apresenta. / This thesis analyses the process of implementation of the curricular restructuring of high school conducted in the state of Rio Grande do Sul between the years 2012-2014, by which the Ensino Médio Politécnico (Polytechnical High School) was implemented. Based on the social constructionist perspective of the curriculum suggested by Ivor Goodson, the curricular analysis is considered in three dimensions: pre-active, written and active. Firstly, the main high school reforms from the Vargas Age until today are presented. Throughout history, the reforms highlighted many social disputes involving the relation between education and work. On the pre-active dimension of the curriculum, we consider the presenting of the restructuration proposal by the Secretariat of Education of Rio Grande do Sul has generated controversy and expectation in the academia and in the public opinion. On the written dimension of the curriculum, we verified that the laws and documents created to subsidize the high school reform in Brazil and in Rio Grande do Sul express an attempt to conciliate the historical duality between education and work in the country. On the active dimension of the curriculum, it was observed that the actors involved in the reform process perceive the restructuring in different ways, maintaining a positivistic view of the process, despite the identification of many problems. It is believed that the high school reform which has taken place in Rio Grande do Sul is a curricular restructuring policy, inserted in a larger reform context of this level of schooling encompassing the national sphere. However, the reform has proven problematic, for the great part of teachers and school managers do not understand well the concepts and structuring fundaments of this policy, manifesting sensorially organized pedagogical practices, chiefly concerning the new discipline, Seminário Integrado (Integrated Seminar), differing from the organization referred in the scientific field as the proposal of the State Secretariat of Education presents.