| Title: |
Project-Based Learning: An Embedded-Descriptive Single-Case Qualitative Study of Mahogany Grove Comprehensive School |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Joyce J. Webster Stuart |
| Source: |
ProQuest LLC. 2021Ed.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University - Commerce. |
| Availability: |
ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway, P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Tel: 800-521-0600; Web site: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
162 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Document Type: |
Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations |
| Education Level: |
High Schools; Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Active Learning; Student Projects; High Schools; Secondary Schools; Stakeholders; Attitudes; Self Efficacy; Educational Strategies; Evaluation Methods; Basic Skills; Student Development; Lifelong Learning; Foreign Countries; Partnerships in Education; Cognitive Processes |
| Geographic Terms: |
Caribbean; Dominica; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| ISBN: |
979-85-381-0537-3 |
| Abstract: |
In this embedded-descriptive, single-case qualitative study, the researcher sought (a) to examine the teaching and assessment strategy of project-based learning (PBL) at one comprehensive secondary school in the British West Indies and (b) to explore the stakeholders' perceptions of its efficacy on students' success in secondary school and beyond. The researcher reviewed documents supporting instructional mandates, implementation plans, and actual practice at the school and employed an attitude survey to examine stakeholders' perceptions of the implemented instructional methodologies. Findings from this study indicated that although PBL is effective in developing students' basic and life-long skills, cognitive learning, and strengthening school-home-community partnerships, in order for its implementation to have the desired outcomes, stakeholders and the education system need to address the following challenges: curriculum mandates, program implementation, and stigmatization of process-based instruction as well as product-based assessments. Pseudonyms are used throughout this study to protect the identity and location of the study site. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Access URL: |
http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:28542846 |
| Accession Number: |
ED668625 |
| Database: |
ERIC |