Date of Award
3-27-2015
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
First Advisor
Ahlam Lee
Committee Members
David Holman; John Beineke; Leslie Wyatt; Minghui Gao
Call Number
LD 251 .A566d 2015 C54
Abstract
This study conducted comparison analyses in a range of academic achievement and attainment levels between students enrolled in selected KIPP charter high schools and a matched group of peers enrolled in geographically and demographically similar traditional public schools in Texas. Contexts of the academic achievement and attainment levels were framed by the following four academic quality indicators outlined by the National Consensus Panel of the Charter School Quality Consortium in its 2008 report A Framework for Academic Quality: (1) student achievement as measured by standardized testing, (2) student growth over time as measured by annual and longitudinal gains, (3) postsecondary readiness and success as measured by completion rates and indicators of postsecondary enrollment, and (4) student engagement as measured by student attendance and dropout rates. Mixed findings emerged in the analysis of indicators 1 and 2. However, students enrolled in KIPP charter high schools showed significantly better performance on measures for indicators 3 and 4 compared to their peers in traditional public schools. Particularly, underrepresented students including African-American, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged students were substantially more likely to meet college readiness criteria as opposed to their peers enrolled in traditional public schools. As evidenced by the results that continued enrollment in KIPP charter schools is beneficial for underrepresented students in regard to achieving college readiness, this study suggested that stakeholders including policy makers, educators, and scholars should identify factors that contributed to better performance in college readiness among underrepresented students in KIPP charter high schools as compared to students traditional public high schools.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Crosby, Kimberly Denise, "An Evaluation of Kipp Charter High Schools Utilizing the Framework for Academic Quality" (2015). Student Theses and Dissertations. 702.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/702
