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L’objectif de ce mémoire est d’analyser le rôle de la composition culturelle et économique des écoles secondaires fréquentées à 15 ans sur l’échec scolaire à 25 ans. À partir des données de Statistique Canada (Enquête sur les jeunes en Transition), nous proposons une analyse originale portant sur l’inégalité des chances en matière de réussite scolaire ou plutôt de l’échec scolaire au secondaire à 25 ans. Théoriquement, nous mobilisons le cadre d’analyse théorique de la reproduction sociale de Pierre Bourdieu. L’originalité de notre approche est double. Nous prenons d’abord en compte à la fois des caractéristiques individuelles des élèves, mais aussi de la composition sociale des établissements qu’ils fréquentent. Nous intégrons par ailleurs à ces deux niveaux d’analyse une multiplicité d’indicateurs identifiés comme importants dans la réussite scolaire : multiplicité pouvant être culturelle, économique, sociale, ethnique et de genre. Nos résultats nous conduisent à constater l’existence d’un double primat du capital culturel en éducation dans la mesure où le niveau d’éducation des parents et le pourcentage de parents sans diplômes dans l’école sont de loin les deux facteurs explicatifs les plus déterminants de l’absence de diplomation du secondaire à 25 ans. Cela nous conduit à critiquer la production d’indices synthétiques de défavorisation par les acteurs scolaires : la proportion de familles monoparentales, divorcées ou vivant seuls, la proportion de chômeurs, le revenu moyen du quartier ou encore la proportion de gens sans diplômes dans l’agglomération d’une école. En plus de ne pas contribuer à prédire l’échec scolaire, ces indices pourraient contribuer à renforcer la stigmatisation des écoles. Enfin, nous montrons que le statut de l’école (public régulier, public enrichi et privé), le genre, l’origine ethnique et le revenu des parents conservent un impact significatif après contrôle du capital culturel au niveau individuel et de l’école. / The objective of this thesis is to study the role of the cultural and economic composition of elementary schools attended at age 15, on non-graduation at age 25. Using data from Statistics Canada (Youth in Transition Survey), we proposed an original analysis of the inequality of opportunities in terms of academic success or rather non-success in high school at age 25. Theoretically, we use Pierre Bourdieu's theoretical framework for social reproduction. The originality of our approach is twofold. We first take into account both the individual characteristics of the students, but also the social composition of schools they attend. We also integrate at these two levels a multiplicity of indicators identified as important in educational success: cultural, economic, social, ethnic and gender. Our results lead us to note the existence of a double primacy of cultural capital in education insofar as the level of parents' education and the percentage of parents without a diploma in school are by far the two most important explanatory factors of non-graduation from high school at age 25. The study allowed us to criticize the production of synthetic indices of deprivation by educational actors: the proportion of single-parent families, divorced or living alone, the proportion of unemployed, the average income of the district or the proportion of people without qualifications in the agglomeration. of a school, in addition to not helping to predict academic non-success in high school, could contribute to reinforcing the stigmatization of schools. Finally, we show that the status of the school (regular public, enriched public and private), gender, ethnicity and parental income retain a significant impact after controlling cultural capital at the individual and school level.

Instructional leadership is essential for the academic success of any schooling situation. Given this background, the researcher set out to investigate how instructional leadership is practiced and also could be improved in the Southern nations, nationalities and people’s region of Ethiopia; to this end, the researcher used a case study of four secondary schools. The main research question that framed the study was: How do principals practice effective instructional leadership role in secondary schools? A qualitative research method formed the basis of this study. The choice of schools for this study was deliberate, and was solely based on convenience. Participants in this study consisted of national educational experts, regional and district supervisors, as well as the principals of the selected schools from the sample areas. The following were selected from the sample areas: four school principals, six district supervisors and six regional experts. In addition, there were four experts from the Ministry of Education who also participated in the study. The analysis of the research data revealed that there is strong evidence of effective instructional leadership at the selected schools. However, despite the existence of this instructional leadership, these schools, like all other organizations, are still faced with a number of challenges that limit the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process. These challenges include lack of discipline, inadequate support, poor time management, lack of teaching and learning resources and poor training system. Participants were provided with a number of possible solutions to the problems identified. Principals were expected to be good role models in order to set examples for their staff members. An enabling environment had to be created for effective teaching and learning to take place. The researcher recommended the following new model: secondary school principals in the selected region were expected to have a vision and knowledge of instruction. In addition, they had to be committed to their work and be capable of creating a safe environment and a school culture conducive to effective teaching and learning. / Educational Leadership and Management / D. Ed. ( Educational Management)