Addressing challenges in evaluating school principal improvement efforts / / Susan Burkhauser ... [et al.] ; sponsored by New Leaders
| Addressing challenges in evaluating school principal improvement efforts / / Susan Burkhauser ... [et al.] ; sponsored by New Leaders |
| Autore | Burkhauser Susan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand Education, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | ix, 29 p |
| Disciplina | 371.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BurkhauserSusan |
| Collana | Occasional paper |
| Soggetto topico |
School administrators
School management and organization School improvement programs |
| ISBN |
9780833077226
0833077228 9780833077240 0833077244 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: RAND's Evaluation of the New Leaders Program; Program Overview; Student Outcome Analysis; Additional Components of the Evaluation; Chapter Three: Challenges in Using Outcome Data to Evaluate School Leadership Improvement Efforts; Using Student Outcome Measures; Inconsistency in Outcome Measures; Measure Manipulation; Tracking Students Across Districts; Lack of Adequate High School Outcome Measures; Effects of Student Dropout; Timing of Data and Impact
Controlling for Student CharacteristicsUnobserved Characteristics; Observed Characteristics; Accounting for School Context; Determining Appropriate Comparison Schools; Developing Measures of School Context; Measuring Principal Impact in Differing Contexts; Controlling for Principal Characteristics; Quality and Availability of Principal Tenure Data; Variation in Principal Career and Training Paths.; Incorporating Multiple Measures; Chapter Four: Conclusion; References |
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Continuing challenges and potential for collaborative approaches to education reform / / Susan J. Bodilly, Rita Karam, Nate Orr
| Continuing challenges and potential for collaborative approaches to education reform / / Susan J. Bodilly, Rita Karam, Nate Orr |
| Autore | Bodilly Susan J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand Education, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (126 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.2/07 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KaramRita
OrrNate |
| Collana | Rand Corporation monograph series Continuing challenges and potential for collaborative approaches to education reform |
| Soggetto topico |
School improvement programs
Educational change Community organization Social movements Community and school |
| ISBN | 0-8330-5164-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; Background on the Initiative; The History of CERI 1 (1998-2003); The History of CERI 2 (2004-2009); Purpose and Approach; Remainder of the Monograph; CHAPTER TWO Approach, Concepts, and Development of Indicators; Approach; Data Sources; Documents; Yearly Site Visits with Interviews, Focus Groups, and Informal Observations; The Urban Partnership Program and CERI 1 Phone Survey; Administrative Data; Analysis; Study Limitations; Literature Review
Interorganizational LinkagesExpectations for Implementation; Implications; Indicators of Progress; CHAPTER THREE Progress Toward Collaborative Functioning and Sustainment; Overview of Progress Toward Collaborative Function and Sustainment; The Alianza, Puerto Rico; Ask for More, Jackson, Mississippi; Austin Interfaith, Austin, Texas; DC VOICE, District of Columbia; Grow Your Own, Chicago, Illinois; Urban Partnership Program and Former Collaborating for Education Reform Initiative 1 Sites; Summary of Progress Made, Enablers, and Constraints Collaborative Efforts Are Highly Susceptible to Constraints and Changes in the EnvironmentLeadership Change Affected Collaborative Growth; Inclusiveness in Leadership Plays an Important Role in Collaborative Building and Growth; Building the Legitimacy of the Collaborative Proved Critical for Growth and Sustainment; Information Developing and Sharing and Joint Decisionmaking Supported Collaborative Function; Conflicts Among Partners Affected Some Efforts; Fundraising Needed to Be Attended to Early; CHAPTER FOUR Progress Toward Goals; Summary of Activities Undertaken; Were Choices Reasonable? Summary of Progress Toward GoalsThe Alianza; Promote Quality in Teaching and Learning; Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning; Ask for More; Promote Quality in Teaching and Learning; Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning; Become a Voice for Collaboration; Austin Interfaith; Promote Quality in Teaching and Learning; Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning; Become a Voice in the Community; DC VOICE; Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning; Become a Voice for the Community; Grow Your Own Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and LearningCross-Site Themes on the Implementation of Activities; The Criteria Used for Choosing an Intervention Played a Large Role in Its Success; Regular Needs Assessment and Reflection Enabled Beneficial Adaptation of Interventions; Use of Collaborative Approaches to Implementation Facilitated Progress; Collaboratives Faced Challenges in Implementing Activities with Dwindling Foundation Support; Intervention Implementation Was Affected by the Political and Economic Context; CHAPTER FIVE Conclusions and Observations Findings and Conclusions |
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The governance of the City University of New York [[electronic resource] ] : a system at odds with itself / / Brian P. Gill
| The governance of the City University of New York [[electronic resource] ] : a system at odds with itself / / Brian P. Gill |
| Autore | Gill Brian P. <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Education, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (68 p.) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8330-4365-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450088003321 |
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The governance of the City University of New York : a system at odds with itself / / Brian P. Gill
| The governance of the City University of New York : a system at odds with itself / / Brian P. Gill |
| Autore | Gill Brian P. <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Education, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (68 p.) |
| ISBN | 0-8330-4365-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783082303321 |
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