Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2019, Arts Administration, Education and Policy

The purpose of this dissertation is to provide an intrinsic case study investigation of The City of Miami Beach and Miami - Dade County Public School's Education Compact. The Education Compact provides a model of how school districts are using innovative educational governance strategies to improve failing and low performing schools. The impetus for the design and instigation of The Education Compact was to address the rapidly growing changes in 21st century demographics of The City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County. The underlying goals of this case study are not to build theory, but to provide context-specific knowledge, and provide a detailed example and understanding of the intrinsic value of The City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County Public School Education Compact.

Committee: Candace Stout (Committee Chair); Joni Acuff (Committee Member); Wayne Lawson (Committee Member); James Sanders (Committee Member) Subjects: Art Education; Arts Management; Curricula; Curriculum Development; Demographics; Education; Education Policy; Educational Evaluation; Educational Leadership; Minority and Ethnic Groups; Multicultural Education; Organizational Behavior