Recommendations for Future Research
This study provided insight into how one school prepares its students for the 21 st
century, discussing its pitfalls and successes. The school from the case study embodied
the beliefs of a high performing school with high standards for its students. Therefore, it
was prudent to begin this research with a school that has expressed its confidence in the
implementation of a 21 st century educational program. This information rich setting
exposed any discrepancies of how the staff interprets 21 st century education while
offering possible recommendations for the future. The dilemma of how to accurately rate
and assess school programs would be another area of research that can be explored. The
study revealed that even a school with students earning proficient scores on state tests,
winning accolades and gaining public acclaim, is not comprehensively effective in
implementing 21 st century educational classroom instruction that is aligned with the
needs of the 21 st century workplace.