#republic : la democrazia nell'epoca dei social media / Cass R. Sunstein

• Record Nr.: UNISOBSOBE00066248
• Autore: Sunstein, Cass R.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bologna, : Il mulino, 2017
• Titolo uniforme: #Republic: divided democracy in the age of social media
• ISBN: 9788815273772
• Descrizione fisica: 337 p. ; 22 cm
• Collana: Contemporanea ; 268
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Traduzione di Andrea Asioli

Inspiration, perspiration, and time : operations and achievement in Edison Schools / / Brian P. Gill ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910220134003321
• Autore: Gill Brian
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Education, 2005
• ISBN: 9780833040848; 0833040847
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GillBrian P. <1968->
• Disciplina: 371.01/0973
• Soggetti: Privatization in education - United States - Evaluation; School management and organization - United States - Evaluation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "MG-351."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-250).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Dedication; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Purpose of ; This Study; Data and Methods; Limitations of This Study; How This Monograph Is Organized; Chapter Two - A Brief History of Edison Schools and a Review of Existing Literature; Emergence of Private Educational Management Organizations; History of Edison Schools; Number and Types of Schools; Chapter Three - Inspiration: Edison's Strategies for ""World-Class"" Education; Resources; Edison Strategy Summary; Chapter Four - Perspiration: The Edison Model in the School; Methods; Accountability Systems Resources; Conclusion; Chapter Five - Methodology for Examining Academic Achievement in Edison Schools; Defining the Research Questions; Estimating the Counterfactual; Methodology; Exclusions; Interpreting Z-Score Changes; Limitations of Our Analyses; Chapter Six - Time: Effects of Edison Management on Academic Achievement; Recent Achievement Trends in Edison Schools; Academic Achievement in Edison Schools from Y1; Academic Achievement in Edison Schools from Y0; Summary: The Importance of Time; Chapter Seven - Inside the Black Box: Differences in Achievement Among Edison Schools How Has Achievement in Edison Schools Changed in Recent Years, Relative to Similar Schools?; Year-One Analysis for Older and Newer Edison Schools; Trends in First-Year Results for Edison Conversion Schools; Achievement Trends for Charter Versus Contract Schools; Achievement Trends for Elementary Versus Secondary Schools; Achievement Trends in Case Study Schools; Summary; Chapter Eight - Conclusions and Implications; Summary of Findings; Recommendations; Conclusion; Appendix A - Causal Inference in the Analysis of Academic Achievement in Edison Schools References
• Sommario/riassunto: Reports an evaluation of Edison Schools, the nation's largest for-profit manager of public schools. RAND analyzed Edison's school improvement strategies the implementation of those strategies, and effects on student achievement.