Time for Reform
ResearchPublished 1992
An integral part of any attempt to restructure a school is the need to create time for the school staff to help design, endorse, and enact that reform. All of these activities must be accomplished in addition to the time demands of the school day. Based on a review of the relevant education and business literature as well as interviews with representatives of over 40 organizations involved in changing schools, this report details the role time plays in successfully planning the strategies and tactics of reform. In addition, the study constructs an inventory of six general approaches supplemented by specific examples of devices that create opportunities for teachers to meet, train, observe, and reflect. Finally, the report recommends steps all the parties to education reform could take to address better the issue of creating adequate time for reform.
Related Content
Document Details
- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web Only
- Year: 1992
- Pages: 49
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: R-4234-EMC
Citation
RAND Style Manual
Purnell, Susanna W. and Paul T. Hill, Time for Reform, RAND Corporation, R-4234-EMC, 1992. As of July 15, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4234.html
Chicago Manual of Style
Purnell, Susanna W. and Paul T. Hill, Time for Reform. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1992. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4234.html.
This publication is part of the RAND report series. The report series, a product of RAND from 1948 to 1993, represented the principal publication documenting and transmitting RAND's major research findings and final research.
This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. For information on reprint and reuse permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.
RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.