05237nam 2200733Ia 450 991045477410332120200520144314.01-280-77079-197866136815601-84663-911-5(CKB)1000000000767185(EBL)453269(OCoLC)609843562(SSID)ssj0000366309(PQKBManifestationID)12080427(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000366309(PQKBWorkID)10416666(PQKB)10121081(MiAaPQ)EBC453269(Au-PeEL)EBL453269(CaPaEBR)ebr10310666(CaONFJC)MIL368156(EXLCZ)99100000000076718520080804d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStrong states, weak schools[electronic resource] the benefits and dilemmas of centralized accountability /edited by Bruce Fuller, Melissa K. Henne, Emily Hannum1st ed.Bingley Emerald JAI20081 online resource (252 p.)Research in sociology of education,1479-3539 ;v. 16Description based upon print version of record.1-84663-910-7 Includes bibliographical references and subject index.Research in sociology of education; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Overview: Liberal learning in centralizing states; The political imperative of performance; Centralizing rules to spark local motivation?; Taking stock: The dilemmas and local effects of accountability; Teachers and principals respond: Organization of the book; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Accountability and teaching practices: School-level actions and teacher responses; Background; Research questions; Data and methods; Results; Discussion; Notes; ReferencesChpater 3. District leaders eroding school coherencequest The interpretation of accountability mandatesIntroduction; Theoretical framework; Research questions; Data and methods; Results; Discussion; Notes; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. Tightening the ship or slowly sinkingquest Reshaping teachers' work conditions; School structure and the aims of accountability; Accountability policy and teachers' working conditions; Survey data analysis: Teachers' time and professional empowerment; Qualitative Analysis: Teachers' Experiences - Time and Empowerment Intertwined; Discussion; NotesAcknowledgmentsReferences; Chpater 5. Raising achievement or closing gapsquest Identifying effective accountability tools; Dissecting effective schools; Study design - identifying effective accountability tools; Discussion and policy implications; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6. High stakes diplomas: Organizational responses to California's high school exit exam; Introduction; Background and history of exit exams; Underlying policy assumptions of exit exams; Existing research; Methods and research questionsOrganizational and Instructional Responses: Limited Support, Narrowing the CurriculumInstructional change: Narrowed curriculum for the lowest achieving students; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix; Appendix. (Continued); Chapter 7. District capacity and accountability: professional development as reform tool; Theoretical grounding; Methods; Findings; Discussion; Notes; References; Chapter 8. Exit exams and organizational change in a vocational high school; Introduction; Case study school; Theoretical tools; Methodology; Case study; One school's storyA focus on academic achievementRestructuring teaching time; Curricular tensions, but apparent success; Eroding students' work experience; Working against parallel reforms; State support and resources; Selectivity; Students' views; Persisting inequalities; Discussion - the dilemmas of high stakes testing; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; About the authors; Subject IndexWhy are governments pushing to centrally regulate teaching and learning at this historical moment? Do these accountability mechanisms succeed in boosting student achievement? How are teachers responding to top-down rules, incentives, and the recasting of what knowledge counts inside school? This book answers these questions.Research in sociology of education ;v. 16.School management and organizationUnited StatesEducational accountabilityUnited StatesEducational evaluationUnited StatesTeacher effectivenessUnited StatesElectronic books.School management and organizationEducational accountabilityEducational evaluationTeacher effectiveness371.200973Fuller Bruce890843Henne Melissa K890844Hannum Emily890845MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454774103321Strong states, weak schools1989965UNINA