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Teachers’ academic optimism and professional practice in an urban full-service community high school
Journal of Educational Change ( IF 2.418 ) Pub Date : 2021-06-23 , DOI: 10.1007/s10833-021-09430-6
Claudia L. Galindo , Mavis G. Sanders

The full-service community school (FSCS) strategy, an education reform implemented in the United States and internationally, seeks to improve learning by responding holistically to students’ needs. While the literature on FSCSs has grown significantly, research on the role of teachers remains limited. This study expands the current knowledge base through an in-depth analysis of teachers in an award winning urban FSC high school in the northeastern United States. Specifically, using a mixed methods case study design, we examine the associations between teachers’ academic optimism and features of their professional practice (i.e., beliefs about FSCSs, student-centered instruction, and outreach to families) that are aligned with FSCSs. Results indicate that teachers shared positive overall levels of academic optimism, but exhibited its defining dimensions at varying degrees. Teachers’ trust in students and especially parents as educational partners was the lowest dimension of academic optimism at Promise High. While teachers reported high levels of some features of professional practice (e.g., student-centered instruction) aligned with the FSCS strategy, they reported low levels of others (e.g., family outreach and engagement), which may diminish the transformative potential of FSCSs. Finally, the study found a positive association between teacher academic optimism and the focal features of professional practice. Although exploratory, these findings have important implications for the effective implementation of FSCSs.



中文翻译:

城市全服务社区高中教师的学业乐观与专业实践

全方位服务社区学校 (FSCS) 战略是一项在美国和国际上实施的教育改革,旨在通过全面响应学生的需求来改善学习。虽然关于 FSCS 的文献显着增加,但对教师作用的研究仍然有限。本研究通过对美国东北部屡获殊荣的城市 FSC 高中教师的深入分析,扩展了当前的知识库。具体而言,我们使用混合方法案例研究设计,研究了教师的学术乐观主义与其专业实践特征(即,对 FSCS 的信念、以学生为中心的教学以及与 FSCS 一致的家庭外展)之间的关联。结果表明,教师的学术乐观总体水平是积极的,但在不同程度上展示了其定义的维度。教师对学生,尤其是家长作为教育合作伙伴的信任是 Promise High 学术乐观的最低维度。虽然教师报告了与 FSCS 策略一致的专业实践的某些特征(例如,以学生为中心的教学)的高水平,但他们报告了其他低水平(例如,家庭外展和参与),这可能会削弱 FSCS 的变革潜力。最后,该研究发现教师学术乐观与专业实践的焦点特征之间存在正相关。尽管具有探索性,但这些发现对有效实施 FSCS 具有重要意义。教师对学生,尤其是家长作为教育合作伙伴的信任是 Promise High 学术乐观的最低维度。虽然教师报告了与 FSCS 策略一致的专业实践的某些特征(例如,以学生为中心的教学)的高水平,但他们报告了其他低水平(例如,家庭外展和参与),这可能会削弱 FSCS 的变革潜力。最后,该研究发现教师学术乐观与专业实践的焦点特征之间存在正相关。尽管具有探索性,但这些发现对有效实施 FSCS 具有重要意义。教师对学生,尤其是家长作为教育合作伙伴的信任是 Promise High 学术乐观的最低维度。虽然教师报告了与 FSCS 策略一致的专业实践的某些特征(例如,以学生为中心的教学)的高水平,但他们报告了其他低水平(例如,家庭外展和参与),这可能会削弱 FSCS 的变革潜力。最后,该研究发现教师学术乐观与专业实践的焦点特征之间存在正相关。尽管具有探索性,但这些发现对有效实施 FSCS 具有重要意义。例如,家庭外展和参与),这可能会削弱 FSCS 的变革潜力。最后,该研究发现教师学术乐观与专业实践的焦点特征之间存在正相关。尽管具有探索性,但这些发现对有效实施 FSCS 具有重要意义。例如,家庭外展和参与),这可能会削弱 FSCS 的变革潜力。最后,该研究发现教师学术乐观与专业实践的焦点特征之间存在正相关。尽管具有探索性,但这些发现对有效实施 FSCS 具有重要意义。

更新日期:2021-06-23
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