"Examining Middle School Curriculum In A Low Socioeconomic Urban Area T" by Anne H. Porter and Anne Haley Porter
 

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Year of Award

2024

Degree

Doctor of Education (EdD)

College

College of Education & Allied Health

Degree Program

Collaborative High Impact Instruction

Department

Education and Special Education

First Advisor

Gale Rice

Second Advisor

Paula Gross

Third Advisor

Jennifer Moore

Keywords

Career-readiness, Socioeconomic, Curricula

Abstract

The problem addressed by this study was to determine the readiness of middle school students through interviews with high school graduates and middle school counselors for high school course selection and careers after high school. The researcher gathered and compared qualitative data from interviews and quantitative data from published open data sources to determine if the curriculum in a low socioeconomic, urban middle school had adequate preparation for students in the skills employers most desire in the 21st century. Findings from this mixed-methods study determined if middle school students in lower socioeconomic, urban areas were exposed to future careers and jobs in areas in which they have knowledge of, identify interest in, and which require the skills most desired by the employers of these careers in the 21st century (Colston et al., 2017).

Document Type

Open Access Dissertation

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

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