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A casebook of alternative governance structures and organizational forms [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Hynes, Sheila Nataraj, Jennifer Sloan
A casebook of alternative governance structures and organizational forms [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Hynes, Sheila Nataraj, Jennifer Sloan
Autore Hynes Michael <1950->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, c2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (123 p.)
Disciplina 352.2/9/0973
Altri autori (Persone) KirbySheila Nataraj <1946->
SloanJennifer <1970->
Soggetto topico Privatization - United States
Administrative agencies - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-8330-4353-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910449853203321
Hynes Michael <1950->  
Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, c2000
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A casebook of alternative governance structures and organizational forms [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Hynes, Sheila Nataraj, Jennifer Sloan
A casebook of alternative governance structures and organizational forms [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Hynes, Sheila Nataraj, Jennifer Sloan
Autore Hynes Michael <1950->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, c2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (123 p.)
Disciplina 352.2/9/0973
Altri autori (Persone) KirbySheila Nataraj <1946->
SloanJennifer <1970->
Soggetto topico Privatization - United States
Administrative agencies - United States
ISBN 0-8330-4353-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910777079503321
Hynes Michael <1950->  
Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, c2000
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A casebook of alternative governance structures and organizational forms / / Michael Hynes, Sheila Nataraj, Jennifer Sloan
A casebook of alternative governance structures and organizational forms / / Michael Hynes, Sheila Nataraj, Jennifer Sloan
Autore Hynes Michael <1950->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, c2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (123 p.)
Disciplina 352.2/9/0973
Altri autori (Persone) KirbySheila Nataraj <1946->
SloanJennifer <1970->
Soggetto topico Privatization - United States
Administrative agencies - United States
ISBN 0-8330-4353-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto PREFACE -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ACRONYMS -- OVERVIEW -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL VERSUS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES -- CAVEATS -- ALTERNATIVE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AND ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS -- Performance-Based Organizations (PBOs) -- Government Franchises -- Cooperative Partnerships -- Federal Government Corporations (FGCs) -- Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCOs) -- Private Management -- Public/Private Partnerships or Joint Ventures -- Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) -- Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) -- Competitive Sourcing -- Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) -- Asset Sales -- HIGHLIGHTING DIFFERENCES AMONG ALTERNATIVES -- PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION -- CASE STUDY: OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Background -- Provisions of Legislation -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Reported Results -- GOVERNMENT FRANCHISE -- CASE STUDY: NATIONAL FINANCE CENTER Participants -- Background -- Contract Provisions -- Results -- CASE STUDY: FRANCHISE BUSINESS ACTIVITY-WEST/ COOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT UNIT Participants -- Background -- Contract Provisions -- Results -- COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP -- CASE STUDY: U.S. GENERAL STORE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA Participants -- Description and Provisions of Agreement -- CASE STUDY: HOUSTON U.S. GENERAL STORE FOR SMALL BUSINESS Participants -- Description and Agreement Provisions -- Facilitating Factors -- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION -- CASE STUDY: U.S. ENRICHMENT CORPORATION Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- CASE STUDY: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, AN INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE U. S. GOVERNMENT Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- GOVERNMENT-OWNED CONTRACTOR-OPERATED.
CASE STUDY: HOLSTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- CASE STUDY: U.S. NAVY MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND Participants: -- Background -- Contract Provisions -- Results -- CASE STUDY: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- PRIVATE MANAGEMENT -- CASE STUDY: PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF AIRPORTS Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Current Status -- PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE -- CASE STUDY: THE FORT MASON PROJECT Participants -- Background -- Public/Private Cooperation Provisions -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Reported Results -- CASE STUDY: THE RINCON CENTER PROJECT Participants -- Background -- Public/Private Cooperation Provisions -- Major Facilitating Factor -- Major Constraining Factor -- Reported Results -- CASE STUDY: THE HOUSTON REGIONAL OFFICE CENTER -- PROJECT -- Participants -- Background -- Enhanced-Use Lease Provisions -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Reported Results -- CASE STUDY: THE COLD SPRING MEDICAL FACILITY -- PROJECT -- Participants -- Background -- Enhanced-Use Lease Provisions -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Reported Results -- GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISE -- CASE STUDY: FANNIE MAE Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Present Status -- FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER -- CASE STUDY: NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- CASE STUDY: AEROSPACE Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status.
CASE STUDY: JET PROPULSION LABORATORY Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- COMPETITIVE SOURCING -- CASE STUDY: A-76 COMPETITION, ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, OKLAHOMA Participants -- Background -- Results -- CASE STUDY: A-76 COMPETITION: BASE OPERATING -- SUPPORT AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA Participants -- Background -- Results -- Lessons Learned -- CASE STUDY: AIRCRAFT AND MISSILE GUIDANCE SYSTEM -- DEPOT REPAIR Participants -- Background -- Contract Provisions -- Reported Results of Interim Study -- CASE STUDY: SINGLE CONTRACTS FOR MULTIPLE -- SUPPORT SERVICES Participants -- Background -- Contract Provisions -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Results -- CASE STUDY: NAVY AVIATION MAINTENANCE -- CONTRACT, TA-4J SKYHAWKS Participants -- Background -- Contract Provisions -- Results -- CASE STUDY: THE U.K. INLAND REVENUE SERVICE Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Results -- Notes -- CASE STUDY: THE BRITISH ARMY LOGISTICS -- INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Results -- EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN -- CASE STUDY: U. S. INVESTIGATIONS SERVICES, INC. Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Results -- ASSET SALE -- CASE STUDY: HAMILTON LAND SALES Participants -- Background -- Provisions of Asset Sales -- Major Facilitating and Constraining Factors -- ISSUES RELATED TO COMPETITIVE SOURCING -- CONTRACTING THROUGH A-76 COST COMPETITIONS -- Benefits and Costs of Cost Competitions -- Making Cost Competitions More Effective -- BENEFITS AND COSTS OF USING EXTERNAL SOURCES FOR -- SERVICES -- CURRENT FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY -- STRATEGIC SOURCING: THE KEY TO THE FUTURE? -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910823925803321
Hynes Michael <1950->  
Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, c2000
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Ending social promotion without leaving children behind : the case of New York City / / Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Louis T. Mariano, editors
Ending social promotion without leaving children behind : the case of New York City / / Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Louis T. Mariano, editors
Autore McCombs Jennifer Sloan <1970->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (309 p.)
Disciplina 371.2/8097471
Altri autori (Persone) KirbySheila Nataraj <1946->
MarianoLouis T
Collana RAND Corporation monograph series
Soggetto topico Promotion (School) - New York (State) - New York
Grade repetition - New York (State) - New York
ISBN 0-8330-4940-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; The Current Study; Contribution of the Study; Terminology; Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO - What We Know About the Effects of Grade Retention and Implementation of Promotion Policies; Methods; Characteristics of Retained Students; Effects of Grade Retention on Students' Academic and Nonacademic Outcomes; Effect of Supportive Components of Promotion Policies on Student Achievement; Summary
CHAPTER THREE - Context and Conceptual Framework for Understanding New York City's Promotion Policy New York City's Reform Initiative; Conceptual Framework; Major Research Questions; Summary; CHAPTER FOUR - Data and Methods; Data; Methods; Study Limitations; Summary; CHAPTER FIVE - School-Provided Support for Students: Academic Intervention Services; CHAPTER SIX - Implementation of the Policy: Saturday and Summer Schools; CHAPTER SEVEN - Performance of 5th Graders in New York City and Overall Performance Trends in New York State
CHAPTER EIGHT - Measuring the Effect of Supportive Interventions on Proximal-Year Student Achievement CHAPTER NINE - Future Outcomes of Students at Risk of Retention; CHAPTER TEN - The Impact of New York City's Promotion Policy on Students' Socioemotional Status; CHAPTER ELEVEN - Conclusions and Policy Implications; APPENDIX A - Technical Appendix for Achievement Models; APPENDIX B - Supporting Data for Chapter Five; APPENDIX C - Supporting Data for Chapter Seven; APPENDIX D - Supporting Data for Chapter Ten; APPENDIX E - Data and Analyses for 3rd-Grade Cohorts; References
Record Nr. UNINA-9910220153003321
McCombs Jennifer Sloan <1970->  
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2010
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Facing the challenges of whole-school reform : New American Schools after a decade / / Mark Berends, Susan J. Bodilly, Sheila Nataraj Kirby ; prepared for New American Schools
Facing the challenges of whole-school reform : New American Schools after a decade / / Mark Berends, Susan J. Bodilly, Sheila Nataraj Kirby ; prepared for New American Schools
Autore Berends Mark <1962->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Education, 2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (267 p.)
Disciplina 371.2/00973
Altri autori (Persone) BodillySusan J
KirbySheila Nataraj <1946->
Soggetto topico School improvement programs - United States
ISBN 0-8330-3224-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto PREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; AN OVERVIEW OF NAS; RAND'S PURPOSE AND ANALYTIC TASKS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING IMPLEMENTATION AND PERFORMANCE IN NAS SCHOOLS; RAND'S PROGRAM OF STUDIES OF NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS; CAVEATS AND LIMITATIONS; ORGANIZATION OF THIS STUDY; Chapter Two THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS; NAS'S WHOLE-SCHOOL DESIGN CONCEPT; REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS; NAS DESIGN TEAM SELECTIONS; DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND THE DECISION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TEAMS; THE DEMONSTRATION PHASE AND FURTHER REDUCTION IN THE TEAMS
LESSONS AND THE STRATEGY FOR SCALE-UPSELECTION OF SCALE-UP PARTNERS; SCALE-UP EXPERIENCES, 1995-1998; COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM AND THE NEW NAS; The New NAS; SUMMARY; Chapter Three CHANGES IN NAS DESIGNS; GENERAL VIEW OF WHY EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS CHANGE OVER TIME; FINDINGS; SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; Chapter Four IMPLEMENTATION OF NAS DESIGNS DURING THE SCALE-UP PHASE; AN OVERVIEW OF NAS SCHOOLS; STUDIES OF IMPLEMENTATION: RESEARCH QUESTIONS, METHODOLOGY, AND LIMITATIONS; IMPLEMENTATION LEVELS IN NAS SCHOOLS; FACTORS AFFECTING IMPLEMENTATION IN NAS SCHOOLS
FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DECISION TO DROP THE DESIGNSUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; Chapter Five IMPLEMENTATION OF NAS DESIGNS IN A HIGH-POVERTY DISTRICT; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; METHODOLOGY; LIMITATIONS; CHOICE OF DISTRICT; SAN ANTONIO CONTEXT; NAS'S ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE DISTRICT'S REFORM STRATEGY; FINDINGS; INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES; SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; Chapter Six NAS DESIGNS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; BACKGROUND OF THE ANALYSIS; MONITORING ACADEMIC PROGRESS WITH SCHOOLLEVEL TEST SCORES; THE LINK BETWEEN IMPLEMENTATION AND PERFORMANCE AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL
MONITORING ACADEMIC PROGRESS WITH STUDENTLEVEL TEST SCORESFINDINGS FROM CASE STUDIES; SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; Chapter Seven THE FUTURE OF WHOLE-SCHOOL DESIGNS: CONCLUSIONS, OBSERVATIONS, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; UNIQUENESS OF THE RAND APPROACH; THE CONTRIBUTION OF NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS; IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EXTERNAL CHANGE AGENT THEORY OF ACTION; IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRENT POLICY: A CAUTIONARY NOTE; Afterword DRIVEN BY RESULTS AND A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE; Appendix METHODOLOGY FOR THE STUDIES ON IMPLEMENTATION AND PERFORMANCE; REFERENCES
Record Nr. UNINA-9910219964903321
Berends Mark <1962->  
Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Education, 2002
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Organizational improvement and accountability : lessons for education from other sectors / / Brian Stecher and Sheila Nataraj Kirby, editors ; prepared for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Organizational improvement and accountability : lessons for education from other sectors / / Brian Stecher and Sheila Nataraj Kirby, editors ; prepared for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (155 p.)
Disciplina 379.1/58
Altri autori (Persone) StecherBrian M
KirbySheila Nataraj <1946->
Soggetto topico Educational accountability - United States
School management and organization - United States
Organizational effectiveness - Evaluation
ISBN 1-283-59731-4
9786613909763
0-8330-3595-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE; Introduction; Accountability in Education; Other Approaches to Educational Accountability 1; Accountability in Other Sectors; Organization of the Monograph; CHAPTER TWO; Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program; Background; The Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence 4; Education Criteria for Performance Excellence 5; Organizational Performance Results; Strategic Planning; Information and Analysis; Process Management; Evidence on the Baldrige Framework: Effects on Performance; Validating the Framework
Effect on Operating Performance The K-12 Educational Sector Experience with the MBNQA; Winners of the Baldrige Award in Education; Chugach School District (CSD), Alaska7; Pearl River School District (PRSD), New York 8; Other Users of the Baldrige Criteria; Implications for Education; Institutional Self-Assessment May Be Inherently Beneficial; The Baldrige Process Supports Accountability; Educators May Find It Difficult to Understand and Translate the Criteria; Some Caveats; CHAPTER THREE; Toyota Production System/Lean Manufacturing; Overview of TPS/Lean Manufacturing; Focus on the Value Stream
Standardization Worker Empowerment; Evidence for Effects of TPS/Lean Manufacturing on Production and Workers; Worker Empowerment or Worker Exploitation?; Applying TPS/Lean Manufacturing to Education; Implications for Education; Greater Focus on Value Streams Could Improve Educational Outcomes; Worker Empowerment Could Improve Educational Practices; TPS/Lean Production Must Be Used as a Complete System; Closely Translating TPS Practices to Education Is Challenging; CHAPTER FOUR; The Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act; Overview of the Job Training Partnership Act
Performance Standards Performance Incentives; How JTPA Worked in Practice; Measures of Performance; Effects on Provider Behavior; Overview of the Workforce Investment Act 2,3; Early Implementation of the WIA; Implications for Education; Explicit Performance Objectives May Produce Mixed Outcomes; Data Collection Alone Does Not Drive Improvement; Educational Systems Should Use Multiple Measures of Performance; The JTPA Framework Highlights the Need to Adjust for Differences in Ability; CHAPTER FIVE; Accountability in the Legal Profession; The Nature of Professions
Overview of Accountability in the Legal Profession Professional Authority; Controls on Entry; Alternative Legal Training; Professional Responsibility; Addressing and Protecting Client Concerns; Collective Self-Regulation; Lawyer Discipline System; Market Forces; Applying the Legal Model to Educational Accountability; Implications for Education; The Knowledge Base in Education is Not Yet Sufficiently Well-Regarded for Professional Accountability; Professional Accountability and Alternative Certification Can Coexist; Educators Should Foster a Sense of Public Responsibility
Educators Would Need Methods of Self-Policing and Self-Regulation
Record Nr. UNINA-9910220135603321
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2004
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Reforming teacher education : something old, something new / / Sheila Nataraj Kirby ... [et al.]
Reforming teacher education : something old, something new / / Sheila Nataraj Kirby ... [et al.]
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Monica, CA., : RAND Corp., c2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (197 p.)
Disciplina 370.71/1
Altri autori (Persone) KirbySheila Nataraj <1946->
Collana Rand Corporation monograph series
Soggetto topico Teachers - Training of - United States
Educational change - United States
ISBN 1-281-18095-5
9786611180959
0-8330-4252-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Schools of Teacher Education: Defending the Ramparts; The Teachers for a New Era Initiative; Purpose of This Monograph; Data Used in This Study; Organization of This Monograph; Chapter Two - TNE in the Context of the Broader Teacher education Reform Effort; TNE Design Principles; National Accreditation Organizations; Major National Reform Efforts; Comparisons Between TNE Principles and Accreditation and Other Teacher Education Initiatives
Notable Shortcoming: Limited Number of Objective Evaluations TNE and the Current Evaluation; Chapter Three - TNE's Theory of Change: Assumptions, Enabling Factors, and Potential Outcomes; Assumptions Underlying TNE; Enabling Factors; Potential Outcomes and Impacts of the TNE Initiative; Going from the Broad Overview to "Nuts and Bolts": Activities and Outputs; Chapter Four - Profiles of the TNE Institutions; Bank Street College of Education; Boston College; California State University, Northridge; Florida A&M University; Michigan State University; Stanford University; University of Connecticut
University of Texas at El Paso University of Virginia; University of Washington; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Chapter Five - Implementation Progress and Thoughts About Sustainability of TNE; Implementation Progress; Sustainability: The TNE Sites' Perspective; Progress and Sustainability: The Funders' Perspective; Chapter Six - Conclusions; The Likely Legacy of TNE; Overall Assessment; Appendix A - Teachers for a New Era Web Sites; Appendix B - Implementation Progress: First Cohort of Grantees; Appendix C - Second Cohort of Grantees: Sites Included in the National Evaluation
Appendix D - Second Cohort of Grantees: Sites Not Included in the National Evaluation Appendix E - Florida A&M University; Bibliography
Record Nr. UNINA-9910220106703321
Santa Monica, CA., : RAND Corp., c2006
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