Date of Award
Fall 12-16-2019
Document Type
Education 590 Project
Degree Name
Master of Education
Department
Education
Department Chair or Program Director
Dr. Huffman, Jane L.
First Advisor
Dr. Reynolds, Patricia
Major or Concentration
Education
Abstract
Many schools tend to emphasize extracurricular activities or academics in their school culture, however it is important that both school culture pillars should not just coexist but enhance each other. The objective of the research was to investigate educators’ perceptions of the role of academics in establishing the culture of a school, and the frameworks of school culture that educators feel should be in place to integrate academics and extracurricular activities. Teacher interviews were conducted to determine the role academics have in developing school culture along with the integration of academics and extracurricular activities (ECA). While there is a great deal of research on the positive impact of ECA on academics, there is little scholarship on the role of classroom academics in establishing a school’s culture. Understanding the intersection of academics and ECA in school culture will help to maximize the exposure that all students should receive for their accomplishments no matter the area in which they are attained.
Keywords: school culture, academics, extracurricular activities, establishing
Recommended Citation
Oltman, Kyle, "The Crossing of Academic Success and Extracurricular Activities in School Culture: An Educator’s Perspective" (2019). Student Research Submissions. 306.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/306