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oapen-20.500.12657-242512024-03-22T19:23:20Z Extending Educational Reform Datnow, Amanda Hubbard, Lea Mehan, Hugh designs design teams models core knowledge modern red schoolhouse comer thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy In an effort to improve student achievement, thousands of US schools have adopted school reform models devised externally by universities and other organizations. Such models have been successful in improving individual schools or groups of schools, but what happens when educational reform attempts to extend from one school to many? Through qualitative data from several studies, this book explores what happens when school reform 'goes to scale'. Topics covered include: *why and how schools are adopting reforms *the influence of the local context and wider constraints on the implementation of reform *teachers and principals as change agents in schools *the evolution of reform design teams *the implementation, sustainability and expiration of reform, and its impact on educational change Each chapter concludes with guidelines for policy and practice. This book will be of interest to educational leaders and staff developers, educational researchers and policy makers, in the US and internationally. 2019-11-21 14:15:27 2020-04-01T09:51:45Z 2020-04-01T09:51:45Z 2002 book 1005880 OCN: 1135850273 9780415240697;9780415240703;9781134550739;9781134550722;9781134550685 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24251 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005880.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781134550739 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203993965 10.4324/9780203993965 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415240697;9780415240703;9781134550739;9781134550722;9781134550685 open access
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In an effort to improve student achievement, thousands of US schools have adopted school reform models devised externally by universities and other organizations. Such models have been successful in improving individual schools or groups of schools, but what happens when educational reform attempts to extend from one school to many? Through qualitative data from several studies, this book explores what happens when school reform 'goes to scale'. Topics covered include: *why and how schools are adopting reforms *the influence of the local context and wider constraints on the implementation of reform *teachers and principals as change agents in schools *the evolution of reform design teams *the implementation, sustainability and expiration of reform, and its impact on educational change Each chapter concludes with guidelines for policy and practice. This book will be of interest to educational leaders and staff developers, educational researchers and policy makers, in the US and internationally.
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