LEADER 02798nam 22005771 450 001 9910453709503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-931652-X 010 $a0-19-023146-7 010 $a0-19-931651-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000001161635 035 $a(EBL)1573132 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001047784 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12434967 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001047784 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11159739 035 $a(PQKB)10680682 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1573132 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1573132 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10798592 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL544729 035 $a(OCoLC)863673948 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001161635 100 $a20131118h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWestmoreland's war $ereassessing American strategy in Vietnam /$fGregory Daddis 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-931650-3 311 $a1-306-13478-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Westmoreland's War; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations used in the Text; Abbreviations used in the Notes; Map of South Vietnam Administrative Divisions; Preface; Introduction: A Word on War and Strategy; 1. Conceiving Strategy for the Cold War Era; 2. From Advice to Support to War; 3. The Myth of Att rition in Vietnam; 4. On Bewildering Battlefields: Implementing Westmoreland's Strategy; 5. The Parallel War; 6. Training an Uncertain Army; Conclusion: When Strategy May Not Matter; Notes; Index 330 $aGeneral William C. Westmoreland has long been derided for his failed strategy of ""attrition"" in the Vietnam War. Historians have argued that Westmoreland's strategy placed a premium on high ""body counts"" through a ""big unit war"" that relied almost solely on search and destroy missions. Many believe the U.S. Army failed in Vietnam because of Westmoreland's misguided and narrow strategy In a groundbreaking reassessment of American military strategy in Vietnam, Gregory Daddis overturns conventional wisdom and shows how Westmoreland did indeed develop a comprehensive campaign which included 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xCampaigns 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xCampaigns. 676 $a959.704/340973 700 $aDaddis$b Gregory A.$f1967-$0851438 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453709503321 996 $aWestmoreland's war$91900955 997 $aUNINA LEADER 04672nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910219991003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8330-3225-9 035 $a(CKB)111056486806478 035 $a(EBL)227828 035 $a(OCoLC)475935177 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000119606 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11999385 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119606 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10058946 035 $a(PQKB)10168024 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC227828 035 $a(oapen)doab114484 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486806478 100 $a20020502d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChallenges of conflicting school reforms $eeffects of New American Schools in a high-poverty district /$fMark Berends ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRand$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (197 p.) 225 0 $aRAND education 300 $a"Supported by New American Schools." 311 08$a0-8330-3116-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 155-163). 327 $aPREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS' AMBITIONS FOR CHANGING HIGH-POVERTY CLASSROOMS; SCALING UP NAS DESIGN TEAMS; RELATIONSHIP OF NAS TO FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLWIDE CHANGE; PURPOSE AND STUDY QUESTIONS; STUDY DESIGN; UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG NAS DESIGNS, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; ORGANIZATION OF REPORT; Chapter Two SOURCES OF DATA; TEACHER DATA; STUDENT DATA; CAVEAT; Chapter Three THE DISTRICT CONTEXT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS' DESIGNS IN SAN ANTONIO 327 $aDISTRICT CONTEXT BEFORE THE NEW, REFORM-MINDED SUPERINTENDENTDISTRICT REORGANIZATION; NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS IN SAN ANTONIO; THE INTRODUCTION OF NAS DESIGNS TO SCHOOLS; THE DISTRICT'S ROLE IN SUPPORTING COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM; IMPACT OF INCREASING STATE ACCOUNTABILITY; SUMMARY; Chapter Four IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS WITHIN A SYSTEM OF HIGH-STAKES ACCOUNTABILITY; NAS DESIGNS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO CHALLENGING SCHOOLS; PRESSURES TO IMPROVE STATE TEST SCORES; ADOPTION OF DESIGNS; DISTRICT ASSISTANCE FOR DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP 327 $aTEACHER COLLABORATIONTEACHER SUPPORT FOR THE NAS DESIGNS; Chapter Five CLASSROOMS IMPLEMENTING NAS DESIGNS IN A REFORM-MINDED DISTRICT; DISTRICT RESTRUCTURING OF THE CURRICULUM; CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION; INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES; CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES; EXAMPLES OF STUDENT WORK; TEACHER-REPORTED EFFECTS OF REFORM; OVERARCHING THEMES; Chapter Six EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL CONDITIONS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; DISTRICT-LEVEL DATA AND DEPENDENT VARIABLES; OPERATIONALIZING THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SAN ANTONIO: MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRICT SAMPLE 327 $aMULTIVARIATE RESULTS FOR SAN ANTONIOSTUDENT-LEVEL EFFECTS; TEACHER- AND CLASSROOM-LEVEL EFFECTS; SCHOOL-LEVEL EFFECTS; GOODNESS OF FIT; RAND'S SURVEY SAMPLE DATA AND DEPENDENT VARIABLES; ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT VARIABLES FROM THE TEACHER SURVEY; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS IN THE SURVEY SAMPLE; ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY SAMPLE; MULTILEVEL RESULTS FOR THE SURVEY SAMPLE; SUMMARY; Chapter Seven IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN HIGH-POVERTY SETTINGS; TOWARD BETTER EDUCATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOL LEADERSHIP; SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLWIDE REFORM 327 $aAppendix A MULTILEVEL MODELS USED TO EXAMINE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CLASSROOM CONDITIONS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTAppendix B MULTILEVEL RESULTS FOR THE RELATIONSHIPS OF 1998 TEST SCORES TO STUDENT, CLASSROOM, AND SCHOOL FACTORS IN FOURTH GRADE SAMPLE; BIBLIOGRAPHY 330 $aNew American Schools (NAS) offers whole-school designs for schools and districts seeking to significantly raise the achievement of large numbers of students. This work has evaluated NAS reforms' effects on students and teachers in high-poverty schools. 606 $aSchool improvement programs$zUnited States 606 $aEducational change$zUnited States 606 $aPoor children$xEducation$zUnited States 615 0$aSchool improvement programs 615 0$aEducational change 615 0$aPoor children$xEducation 676 $a371.00973 701 $aBerends$b Mark$f1962-$0880021 712 02$aNew American Schools (Organization) 712 02$aRand Education (Institute) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219991003321 996 $aChallenges of conflicting school reforms$92864257 997 $aUNINA