A case study on the outcome and impact of high quality senior high school program

[[abstract]]A case study on the outcome and impact of high quality senior high school program Abstract This study was aimed at exploring the effect of the case school which implemented the high quality senior high school program, and understanding the current situation of the high quality senior high school program, the outcome and impact on schools, and finally trying to find the solutions to the encountered difficulties. In order to answer the assumptions, the study took the Smile senior high school as the case and both in-depth interview and documentary analysis were administered to collect the data. According to the above-mentioned research process, some conclusions about specific target dimensions of effectiveness were as follows: 1. The dimension of the students’ academic performance both in entrance and graduation: the high quality senior high school program offerred enrollment scholarship, and upgraded students’ college entrance performance and raise the enrollment rate of Smile high school.. 2. Students multiple achievement dimension: to improve the learning performance of students. 3. Teacher performance dimension: to encourage teachers’ teaching and counseling. 4. Parental participation in the activity dimension: to enhance the community and parents on the recognition and participation in school activities. 5. The implementation of important issues and courses dimension: the big ten issues that could be implemented into the teaching activities, and cultivate students sentiment in caring about lives and society. 6. The school development dimension: the high quality senior high school program fit the status of the school, and it could improve the feasibility and effectiveness of the program. 7. Teachers’ teaching and professional development dimension: to encourage the professional development of teachers and to enhance the effectiveness of teaching. 8. Parents community participation dimension: to raise community support for schools, access to more external resources. 9. Campus culture dimension: to create a friendly and democratic participation in the campus culture The conclusions of those needed to be improved were as follows: 1. The dimension of the students’ academic performance both in entrance and graduation: short period of the program couldn’t promote effectiveness and nearby school enrollment were not significant. 2. Teacher performance dimension : teachers didn’t understand the program well and not willing to participate actively. 3. The school development dimension: the burden increased and internal and external communication and coordination was difficult. 4. Resource mobilization and proper utilization of the grants dimension : (1) Part of the budget items couldn’t match practice, and the implementation difficulties affected morale. (2) The government grants was limited, school needed to raise part of the money. Based on the conclusions, some recommendations were offered to Educational Authority Concerned, and follow-up researcher respectively.