Different Levels of Analysis: Engaging the Sociocultural, Organizational, and Personal for School Improvement

• In Event: Roundtable Session 1
  In Roundtable Session: Learning to Lead School Improvement: From Preservice Preparation to Job-Embedded Professional Learning

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to offer a different perspective for school improvement. Much of the current leadership practices for school improvement focus on linear or specific approaches in defined contexts. However, this leadership study highlights the challenges associated with maneuvering through all three levels in an effort to achieve successful reform outcomes that honor the struggle for school improvement in a large urban high school community. Specifically, we will use the three strands to explicate the different level of analysis (i.e., personal, organization, and socio-cultural) and seek to understand the complexities of school improvement.

Authors

• Encarnacion Garza, The University of Texas - San Antonio

• Betty M. Merchant, The University of Texas - San Antonio

• Curtis Anthony Brewer, The University of Texas - San Antonio

• Juan Manuel Nino, The University of Texas - San Antonio

• Nathern S. Okilwa, The University of Texas - San Antonio

• Rebecca Garza, The University of Texas - San Antonio

• Karina Ivette Vielma, The University of Texas - San Antonio

• Hugo Saucedo, University of Texas San Antonio