LEADER 02972nam 22005654a 450 001 9910826424003321 005 20240410184226.0 010 $a0-8330-4351-X 010 $a0-585-34925-8 035 $a(CKB)111004368714970 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000106712 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11990599 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106712 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10110199 035 $a(PQKB)11627340 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3031491 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr2004602 035 $a(OCoLC)923689146 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3031491 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368714970 100 $a19990809d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAssessing the progress of new American schools$b[electronic resource] $ea status report /$fMark Berends with Joanna Heilbrunn, Christopher J. McKelvey, Thomas Sullivan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND$d1999 215 $axviii, 42 p. $cill 300 $a"Prepared for New American Schools." 300 $a"MR-1085-EDU"--P. [4] of cover. 311 $a0-8330-2761-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 37-42). 327 $aPREFACE -- 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. 606 $aSchool improvement programs$zUnited States$xEvaluation 606 $aEducational change$zUnited States 615 0$aSchool improvement programs$xEvaluation. 615 0$aEducational change 676 $a371.2/00973 700 $aBerends$b Mark$f1962-$0880021 712 02$aRand Education (Institute) 712 02$aNew American Schools (Organization) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826424003321 996 $aAssessing the progress of new American schools$94067346 997 $aUNINA