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dc.contributor.advisorRiddlesperger, James
dc.contributor.authorPhan, Susan
dc.date2016-05-19
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-14T15:32:29Z
dc.date.available2016-09-14T15:32:29Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/11368
dc.description.abstractThe goal of this paper is to explore an overarching issue in urban education policy. In this case, that issue will be the achievement gap. Socioeconomic status and human capital contribute to the achievement gap by making it more difficult for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are of low socioeconomic status and/or first-generation status. Aside from the vastness of the achievement gap, the paper will explore economic and demographic factors will explore to better understand the intricacy of educational outcomes. As a result, this paper will explore the achievement gap further by analyzing the relationship between supplemental education programs and educational outcomes. The supplemental education program under examination is the Destination Diploma Program (DDP) at Crowley High School (CHS) in Crowley Independent School District (CISD). This project will include a general discussion regarding other supplemental education programs that strive to improve educational outcomes. The DDP operates at CHS, which is one of two high schools within CISD. CHS is situated in the poorer part of Crowley and thus the preponderance of the student population is socially or economically disadvantaged. As an urban education environment, CISD has formulated the DDP to meet the needs of CHS students from disadvantaged backgrounds. I will analyze the term educational outcomes by contextualizing the relationship between the achievement gap and the poverty gap. Furthermore, the project will analyze educational outcomes in terms of demographic factors, parental engagement, and program interventions. The CISD DDP case study, aimed at generating hypotheses that will guide further inquiry, will focus on these factors.
dc.subjectachievement gap
dc.subjectsupplemental education programs
dc.subjecteducational outcomes
dc.titleContextualizing the Achievement Gap: A Case Study of the Destination Diploma Program at Crowley High School
etd.degree.departmentPolitical Science
local.collegeAddRan College of Liberal Arts
local.collegeJohn V. Roach Honors College
local.departmentPolitical Science


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