Positive Youth Development as an Improvement Resource in Odds-Beating High Schools
Presentation at the American Education Research Association Annual Conference.
High schools that effectively serve culturally and ethnically diverse students are a national priority. This mixed methods case study examines the design and practices of high schools called “odds-beaters” because they have above-average graduation rates for ethnically, linguistically, and socioeconomically diverse students. Sample high schools are characterized in part by educators’ incorporation of positive youth development (PYD) priorities. Expressed in the ways educators talk, PYD practices are a school improvement resource, facilitating students’ engagement, agency, and identity development.
Formats: Presentation
Levels of Schooling: High
Publication Years: 2019
Subpopulations: African American/Black, Economic Disadvantage, English Language Learner (ELL), Hispanic/Latino
Published: April 5, 2019Location: AERA Annual ConferencePublished By: Catherine Kramer
