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Implementation and Performance in New American Schools
Three Years Into Scale-Up
This is a report aimed at those who want to better understand the burgeoning area of whole-school or comprehensive school reform. It describes trends in implementation, school performance, and related factors for the sample of NAS schools and is based on a threeyear longitudinal study of these schools.
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Pages: 284
ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2902-9
Contents
Preface PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Chapter One:
A Brief History of New American Schools and RAND's Role in Monitoring the Effort PDF
Chapter Two:
Analyzing Implementation and Performance in NAS Schools: a Conceptual Framework PDF
Chapter Three:
RAND's Sample of New American Schools PDF
Chapter Four:
Status of Implementation PDF
Chapter Five:
Factors Affecting Implementation PDF
Chapter Six:
Performance Trends in NAS Schools PDF
Chapter Seven:
Qualitative Outcome Indicators PDF
Chapter Eight:
Conclusions and Policy Implications PDF
Appendix A:
Key Studies in RAND's Evaluation of NAS School Reform PDF
Appendix B:
Description of Additional Implementation Indicators of the Designs, by Jurisdiction and Design Team, 1997 and 1998 PDF
Appendix C:
Models of Performance Expectations, Instructional Strategies, and Professional Development and Implementation Indices PDF
Appendix D:
Description of Standardized Tests Used by Various Jurisdictions PDF
Appendix E:
Graphs for Reading Scores for NAS Schools in Everett, Northshore, and Shoreline Districts in Washington PDF
Appendix F:
RAND Principal and Teacher Questionnaires PDF
References PDF
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