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Strong states, weak schools [[electronic resource] ] : the benefits and dilemmas of centralized accountability / / edited by Bruce Fuller, Melissa K. Henne, Emily Hannum
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Pubblicazione: | Bingley, : Emerald JAI, 2008 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina: | 371.200973 |
Soggetto topico: | School management and organization - United States |
Educational accountability - United States | |
Educational evaluation - United States | |
Teacher effectiveness - United States | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: |
FullerBruce
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and subject index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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; References |
Chpater 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; Notes | |
AcknowledgmentsReferences; 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 questions | |
Organizational 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 story | |
A 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 Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Why 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Strong states, weak schools ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-280-77079-1 |
9786613681560 | |
1-84663-911-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910454774103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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