02972nam 22005654a 450 991082642400332120240410184226.00-8330-4351-X0-585-34925-8(CKB)111004368714970(SSID)ssj0000106712(PQKBManifestationID)11990599(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106712(PQKBWorkID)10110199(PQKB)11627340(Au-PeEL)EBL3031491(CaPaEBR)ebr2004602(OCoLC)923689146(MiAaPQ)EBC3031491(EXLCZ)9911100436871497019990809d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAssessing the progress of new American schools[electronic resource] a status report /Mark Berends with Joanna Heilbrunn, Christopher J. McKelvey, Thomas Sullivan1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND1999xviii, 42 p. ill"Prepared for New American Schools.""MR-1085-EDU"--P. [4] of cover.0-8330-2761-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-42).PREFACE -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- SUMMARY -- RAND'S ASSESSMENT OF NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS -- Critical Issues -- Key Questions -- Data Collection -- PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT -- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND FUTURE WORK -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS -- THE NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS REFORM EFFORT -- KEY QUESTIONS UNDERLYING RAND'S ASSESSMENT -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF SCHOOLWIDE -- REFORMS: ASSESSMENT OF THE SCALE-UP PHASE -- KEY ELEMENTS OF THE DESIGNS -- NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS APPROACH -- Design-Based Assistance -- Engaging District Support -- RAND'S ASSESSMENT -- Data Collection Efforts -- Analytic Approach to Key Questions -- SIGNIFICANT FEATURES OF RAND RESEARCH -- BASELINE DESCRIPTION OF -- NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS -- SAMPLE OF NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS -- SOURCES OF DATA -- RESPONSE RATES -- DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOLS -- SCHOOL CLIMATE: NAS SCHOOLS COMPARED TO THE -- NATION'S SCHOOLS -- Problems Related to Diverse Student Populations -- Problems Related to Engagement of Students and Faculty -- SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT BEFORE DESIGN -- IMPLEMENTATION -- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND WORK AHEAD -- REFERENCES.School improvement programsUnited StatesEvaluationEducational changeUnited StatesSchool improvement programsEvaluation.Educational change371.2/00973Berends Mark1962-880021Rand Education (Institute)New American Schools (Organization)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826424003321Assessing the progress of new American schools4067346UNINA