Professional Development for Teachers and Its Relationship to Native Hawaiian High School Completion

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Abstract

The following study attempted to analyze professional development activities and its relationship towards high school completion among the predominately Native Hawaiian populated public high schools in the Leeward District on Hawaii’s Island of Oahu. Using a correlation and bivariate regression procedure, the revealed econometric relationship between professional development expenditures and high school completion from 2000 to 2007 was disturbing. Although professional development expenditures had predominately increased for all high schools, increases in completion were not observed for all schools. Moreover, with the exception of Kapolei High School, there was no conclusive econometric evidence to indicate that the professional development undertaken contributed to higher levels of Native Hawaiian high school completion during 2000 to 2007.

Author

• Larson Siu Wah Moke Ng, University of Hawaii - Manoa