ERIC Number: EJ1215232
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 19
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Understanding How the Implementation of the Specialist High Skills Major Program Contributes to Student Outcomes
Segedin, Lauren
McGill Journal of Education, v53 n3 p478-496 2018
The Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) program has been implemented in Ontario as a way to increase secondary graduation rates. This study's aim was to understand how the implementation of the SHSM program impacts student outcomes. The conceptual framework consists of an amended version of Fullan's (2007) critical factors that affect policy implementation. The study's methods analyzed provincial student achievement data. Thirty-four interviews from four school districts in Ontario occurred. A true need, program clarity and simplicity, equality of resources, and strong leadership were found to affect program implementation, and in turn, student outcomes.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, High School Students, Program Implementation, Vocational Education, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Educational Needs, Educational Quality, Leadership, Equal Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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