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Assessing the validity of the Qualistar early learning quality rating and improvement system as a tool for improving child-care quality / / Gail L. Zellman ... [et al.] : prepared for Qualistar Early Learning
| Assessing the validity of the Qualistar early learning quality rating and improvement system as a tool for improving child-care quality / / Gail L. Zellman ... [et al.] : prepared for Qualistar Early Learning |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Education, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (129 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.71/20684 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZellmanGail |
| Soggetto topico |
Child care - United States - Evaluation
Child care services - United States - Evaluation Early childhood education - United States - Evaluation |
| ISBN |
1-282-03312-3
0-8330-4523-7 |
| 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 Effects of Quality; Efforts to Improve Quality Through Quality Rating Systems; Assessing and Validating QRISs; Qualistar's QRIS; Research Questions; Organization of This Report; CHAPTER TWO- Methods; The Study Sample; Measures; Data-Collection Procedures: Providers, Parents, Staff, and Children; Analytic Approaches; CHAPTER THREE- Analyses of Q-QRIS Components; Classroom Environment; Ratios; Staff Education, Training, and Experience; Parent Involvement in Child-Care Settings
AccreditationConclusions; CHAPTER FOUR- Relationships Among Components and Component Changes over Time for Center Providers; Methods; Correlations Among the Q-QRIS Components; Improvement Over Time in Center Quality; Conclusions; CHAPTER FIVE- Relationships of Q-QRIS Components and Star Ratings to Process-Quality and Child Outcome Measures for Center Providers; Methods; Findings; Relationships of the Q-QRIS Components to the Process-Quality Measures; Relationship of the Star Ratings to the Measures of Process Quality; Relationships Between Q-QRIS Components and Child Outcomes Relationships Between Star Ratings and Child OutcomesRelationships Between Process-Quality Measures and Child Outcomes; Conclusion; CHAPTER SIX- Family Child-Care Providers; Background; Research on Quality of Care in Family Child-Care Homes; The Family Child-Care Home Sample; Methods; Findings; Conclusions; CHAPTER SEVEN- Discussion; Key Research Questions; Contextualizing the Child Outcome Findings; Lessons Learned; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219974303321 |
| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Education, 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Competency-based education in three pilot programs : examining implementation and outcomes
| Competency-based education in three pilot programs : examining implementation and outcomes |
| Autore | Steele Jennifer L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : RAND Education, 2014 |
| Soggetto topico |
Competency-based education - Evaluation - United States
Poor children - Education - Evaluation - United States Education, Special Topics Education Social Sciences |
| ISBN | 0-8330-8960-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219972103321 |
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| [Place of publication not identified], : RAND Education, 2014 | ||
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Examining gaps in mathematics achievement among racial-ethnic groups, 1972-1992 / / Mark Berends ... [et al.]
| Examining gaps in mathematics achievement among racial-ethnic groups, 1972-1992 / / Mark Berends ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Education, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510/.71/073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BerendsMark <1962-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Study and teaching - United States - Evaluation
Mathematics - Study and teaching - United States - History - 20th century Mathematical ability - Testing Minorities - Education - United States - Evaluation |
| ISBN |
1-282-28263-8
9786612282638 0-8330-4066-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One- Explaining Student Achievement Gaps Over Time; Background and Significance; Student Test Scores Trends Between the 1970's and 1990's; Families, Schools, and Student Test Score Gaps; Organization of Analysis; Chapter Two- Individual, Family, and School Conditions and Their Relationships to Student Achievement; Theoretical Perspectives for Examining Student Achievements; Examining Families, Schools, and Student Achievement Gaps; Individual and Family Characteristics; School Factors
Chapter Three- Data and Methodology Data for High School Senior Cohorts; Dependent Measure: Mathematics Achievement; Definitions of Family Variables; School Variables; Methodology; Chapter Four- Trends in Mathematics Achievement, Family, and School Characteristics, 1972-1992; Test Score Differences Among Racial-Ethnic Groups over Time; Changes in Family Background Characteristics Among Racial-Ethnic Groups; Changes in School Characteristics Among Racial-Ethnic Groups; Changes in Self-Reported Track Placement Among Racial-Ethnic Groups; Summary Chapter Five- The Relationships Between Mathematics Test Score Gaps and Changes in Families and Schools, 1972-1992 Decomposing Changes in the Black-White Test Score Gap; Decomposing Changes in the Latino-White Test Gap; Chapter Six- Test Score Gaps Among Racial-Ethnic Groups: Conclusions and Policy Implications; Limitation of Our Analysis; Changes in Mathematics Score Gaps Among Blacks, Latinos, and Whites; Changes in Families and Test Score Gaps in Mathematics; Changes in Schools and Test Score Gaps in Mathematics; Persistent Inequality in the Mathematics Test Score Gaps Policy Implications of Our Analysis Appendix A- Item Response Theory Scaling of Pooled Senior Cohorts in NLS, HSB, and NELS; Appendix B- Mathematics Items Mapping Across Data Sources, 1972-1992; Appendix C- Item Response Theory Estimation Methods; Appendix D- Survey Items Used to Operationalize Individual, Family, and School Measures in NLS-72, HSB-82, and NELS-92; Appendix E- Multilevel Results Relating Mathematics Achievement to Individual, Family, and School Characteristics, 1972-1992; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219962303321 |
| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Education, c2005 | ||
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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 |
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Education, 2002 | ||
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Hours of opportunity . Volume 1 Lessons from five cities on building systems to improve after-school, summer school, and other out-of-school-time programs [[electronic resource] /] / Susan J. Bodilly ... [et al.]
| Hours of opportunity . Volume 1 Lessons from five cities on building systems to improve after-school, summer school, and other out-of-school-time programs [[electronic resource] /] / Susan J. Bodilly ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Bodilly Susan J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Education, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (104 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
After-school programs - United States
Summer schools - United States School improvement programs - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8330-5054-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Foundation Goals and Expectations; Purpose of This Monograph; Methods; Themes from the Literature on Coordination and Collaboration Across Agencies; Data Sources; Analysis; Study Caveats; Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO: The Early Phases of the Initiative and Decisions Made: The Importance of Context; The Start of the Initiative; City Context and the Planning Process; Demographics; Needs; City Context and the Strategic Focus and Scope of the Initiative
Changes in City Context and Changes in the Structure of the Initiative Coordinating Structures; The Role of the Mayor; Summary; CHAPTER THREE: How Sites Attempted to Improve Access, Quality, Information, and Sustainability and the Progress They Made; Results of the OST Initiative; Activities to Meet The Wallace Foundation's Goals; Goal 1: Increase Access and Participation; Address Transportation; Increase Convenience; Increase the Number of Locations and Available Slots; Increase Enrollment; Ensure Affordability; Goal 2: Improve Quality; Create Standards and Assessment Tools Monitor Quality and Vet Providers Provide Professional Development and Performance Incentives; Evaluate Progress; Goal 3: Develop Information Systems for Decision making; Goal 4: Plan for Financial Sustainability; Summary; CHAPTER FOUR: Enabling Coordinated System-Building Efforts; How Cities Used Cross-Organizational Collaboration to Support Greater Coordination; The Importance of Establishing a Common Vision; The Impact of Data and Information; The Crucial Role of the Mayor; Buy-In of the Schools; The Need for Investment and Other Funding Issues; Summary CHAPTER FIVE: Lessons for Other Cities References; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220124803321 |
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Bodilly Susan J
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Education, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Initiatives to improve quality of education in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq
| Initiatives to improve quality of education in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq |
| Autore | Vernez Georges |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : RAND Education, 2016 |
| Collana | [Research report] Initiatives to improve quality of education in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational change - Evaluation - Iraq - Kurdiståan
Education - Training of - Iraq - Kurdiståan Education and state - Kurdiståan - Iraq Private schools - Iraq - Kurdiståan Teachers - Kurdiståan - Iraq Theory & Practice of Education Education Social Sciences |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9445-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220111903321 |
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Vernez Georges
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| [Place of publication not identified], : RAND Education, 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inspiration, perspiration, and time : operations and achievement in Edison Schools / / Brian P. Gill ... [et al.]
| Inspiration, perspiration, and time : operations and achievement in Edison Schools / / Brian P. Gill ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Education, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.01/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GillBrian P. <1968-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Privatization in education - United States - Evaluation
School management and organization - United States - Evaluation |
| ISBN | 0-8330-4084-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Dedication; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Purpose of This Study; Data and Methods; Limitations of This Study; How This Monograph Is Organized; Chapter Two - A Brief History of Edison Schools and a Review of Existing Literature; Emergence of Private Educational Management Organizations; History of Edison Schools; Number and Types of Schools; Chapter Three - Inspiration: Edison's Strategies for ""World-Class"" Education; Resources; Edison Strategy Summary; Chapter Four - Perspiration: The Edison Model in the School; Methods
Accountability Systems Resources; Conclusion; Chapter Five - Methodology for Examining Academic Achievement in Edison Schools; Defining the Research Questions; Estimating the Counterfactual; Methodology; Exclusions; Interpreting Z-Score Changes; Limitations of Our Analyses; Chapter Six - Time: Effects of Edison Management on Academic Achievement; Recent Achievement Trends in Edison Schools; Academic Achievement in Edison Schools from Y1; Academic Achievement in Edison Schools from Y0; Summary: The Importance of Time Chapter Seven - Inside the Black Box: Differences in Achievement Among Edison Schools How Has Achievement in Edison Schools Changed in Recent Years, Relative to Similar Schools?; Year-One Analysis for Older and Newer Edison Schools; Trends in First-Year Results for Edison Conversion Schools; Achievement Trends for Charter Versus Contract Schools; Achievement Trends for Elementary Versus Secondary Schools; Achievement Trends in Case Study Schools; Summary; Chapter Eight - Conclusions and Implications; Summary of Findings; Recommendations; Conclusion Appendix A - Causal Inference in the Analysis of Academic Achievement in Edison Schools References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220134003321 |
| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Education, 2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The power of data to improve after-school programs citywide [[electronic resource] /] / Jennifer Sloan McCombs ... [et al.]
| The power of data to improve after-school programs citywide [[electronic resource] /] / Jennifer Sloan McCombs ... [et al.] |
| Autore | McCombs Jennifer Sloan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Education, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (118 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.8 |
| Collana | Hours of opportunity |
| Soggetto topico |
After-school programs - United States
Summer schools - United States School improvement programs - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8330-5102-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Current State of OST Provision and Adoption of System-Building Approaches; Goals and Value of This Study; Concepts Behind the Study; Information Collection and Sharing; Factors Influencing Management Information System Implementation and Use of Data; Data and Methodology; Site Selection; Data Collection and Analysis; Study Limitations; A Note on Terminology; Organization of This Monograph
CHAPTER TWO: Cities' Development and Use of Out-of-School-Time Management Information Systems Shared Goals for Management Information Systems; City Context and the Goals of the Cities' Management Information Systems; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Louisville; New York City; Providence; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; Overarching Development Decisions; Developer Decision; Method of Management Information System Introduction; Changes to and Replacement of Management Information Systems; Cities' Use of Data from the Management Information System Understanding and Improving Programming and Participation Improving OST Contract Management; Making Funding Decisions; Changing the Nature of Contract Management; Improving Coordination Through Data Sharing; Informing Evaluations; Supporting Requests for Funding; Enablers and Constraints to the Use of Data from the Management Information System; Future Steps; Summary; CHAPTER THREE: Ensuring Data Quality; Method of Data Entry; Enrollment Data; Attendance Data; Immediate Uses for Data; Providing Training; Monitoring Providers' Data Entry; Summary CHAPTER FOUR: Providers' Use of Data from Management Information Systems Provider Perceptions About City Management Information Systems; How Providers Use Management Information System Data; Factors That Enabled or Constrained Providers' Use of Data; User-Friendly Systems; Staffing and Resources; Multiple Management Information Systems; Examining the Relationship Between Constraints and Perceived Usefulness of City MI Systems; Summary; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusion; Summary of Key Findings; Lessons for an Emerging Field; A Parting Thought APPENDIX: Survey Administration, Sampling, Weighting, and Modeling References; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220125003321 |
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McCombs Jennifer Sloan
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Education, 2010 | ||
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