Date of Award
Winter 12-6-2016
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Organizational Leadership
First Advisor
Dr. Jeffrey Lee
Second Advisor
Dr. Alan Enomoto
Third Advisor
Dr. Tamerin Capellino
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Transforming to 21st Century Learning Environments: Best Practices Revealed through a Study of Exemplar Schools
by Kelly Wilbert
As the world’s economy shifted from the Industrial age to the Knowledge age, the prerequisites of current and future careers also transformed. Trends revealed that students in school now are preparing for jobs that do not currently exist. Investigating strategies to meet the challenge of transforming instructional practices was a focus of this research. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to identify and describe best practices used at elementary schools in California recognized as exemplary by the Partnership for 21st Century Learning. To support the essential research question, what are the best practices used in identified exemplary schools, data were collected from two identified exemplar elementary schools in the state of California through interviews, observations, and artifacts.
Recommended Citation
Wilbert, Kelly S., "Transforming to 21st Century Learning Environments: Best Practices Revealed through a Study of Exemplar Schools" (2016). Dissertations. 2.
https://digitalcommons.umassglobal.edu/edd_dissertations/2