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Publication Date: 2019-Sep
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Student Voice from a Turnaround Urban High School: An Account of Students with and without Dis/Abilities Leading Resistance against Accountability Reform
Pazey, Barbara L.; DeMatthews, David
Urban Education, v54 n7 p919-956 Sep 2019
The Every Student Succeeds Act redefines the priorities of our nation's education system. Prior to its passage, turnaround strategies advanced solutions for low-performing schools. Research literature examining how these reforms impacted the schooling experiences of students attending these schools is lacking. We present the results of a qualitative case study of a reconstituted urban school in the Southwest United States, providing the perspectives of 10 students with dis/abilities and the effects accountability reform efforts had on their high school experience. Three expressed needs and desires were identified: (a) a positive school identity, (b) stability, and (c) to be recognized and heard.
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Urban Schools, High Schools, High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Educational Change, Resistance to Change, Accountability, Student Attitudes, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
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