Addressing the Disparaity of Outcomes for Economically Disadvantaged Students at Central Intermediate School: An Applied Research Study Related to the Implementation of AVID Process

The purpose of this applied action research study was to close the achievement gap between economically disadvantaged (ED) students and their non-disadvantaged peers (non-Ed) through the implementation of the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) system of processes. This study utilizes both quantitative and qualitative data to answer four core research questions. While the initial implementation of the plan failed to attain the targeted goal of closing the achievement, there were positive indicators for future success. ED students did appear to be effectively engaged with the AVID implementation. This engagement was validated through data about student participation in key AVID strategies, classroom observations, lesson plan analysis, and focus group interviews. Data collected also revealed implementation problems which serve as a basis for recommendations for continuation and improvement of the ongoing AVID implementation. Lastly, data revealed strong reasons to believe the AVID implementation had a positive impact on collaborative organizational capacity toward bettering outcomes for all students.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. in Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Leadership and Counselor Education

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Hurdle, Steven Jarvis

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dennis A. Bunch
• Douglas R. Davis
• Stephen Monroe

• Achievement
• AVID
• Opportunity
• Educational Leadership

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1613

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-2612