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Burkhauser Susan |
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Addressing Challenges in Evaluating School Principal Improvement Efforts [[electronic resource]] |
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Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (41 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PiersonAshley |
GatesSusan M |
HamiltonLaura S |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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School administrators |
School improvement programs |
School management and organization |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: RAND's Evaluation of the New Leaders Program; Program Overview; Student Outcome Analysis; Additional Components of the Evaluation; Chapter Three: Challenges in Using Outcome Data to Evaluate School Leadership Improvement Efforts; Using Student Outcome Measures; Inconsistency in Outcome Measures; Measure Manipulation; Tracking Students Across Districts; Lack of Adequate High School Outcome Measures; Effects of Student Dropout; Timing of Data and Impact |
Controlling for Student CharacteristicsUnobserved Characteristics; Observed Characteristics; Accounting for School Context; Determining Appropriate Comparison Schools; Developing Measures of School Context; Measuring Principal Impact in Differing Contexts; Controlling for Principal Characteristics; Quality and Availability of Principal Tenure Data; Variation in Principal Career and Training Paths.; Incorporating Multiple Measures; Chapter Four: Conclusion; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Given the focus on accountability in education, stakeholders are interested in evaluating whether efforts aimed at improving school |
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