Making a Difference: The Promise of Catholic School Standards

Autor/inn/en	Ozar, Lorraine A.; Weitzel-O'Neill, Patricia; Barton, Teresa; Calteaux, Elizabeth; Hunter, Cristina J.; Yi, Shiya
Titel	Making a Difference: The Promise of Catholic School Standards
Quelle	In: Journal of Catholic Education, 22 (2019) 1, Artikel 28 (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-0246
Schlagwörter	Catholic Schools; National Standards; Academic Standards; Benchmarking; Program Implementation; School Effectiveness; Elementary Schools; Secondary Schools; Educational Improvement; Stakeholders + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Katholische Schule; Schuleffizienz; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sekundarschule; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung
Abstract	The National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (NSBECS) were published in 2012 to serve as both a guide and assessment tool for PK-12 Catholic school effectiveness and sustainability. The NSBECS rest on the conviction that adhering to these standards and benchmarks with fidelity will result in highly effective Catholic schools. The present study began the work of examining the use and impact of the NSBECS through two national surveys: Survey 1 (2015) focused on the scope of NSBECS implementation: who has been adopting/implementing the NSBECS and why. Survey 2 (2016) sought to better understand circumstances of implementation: how stakeholders are adopting/ implementing NSBECS and with what success. Results and analysis of both surveys demonstrated that users report the NSBECS to be a vital framework for assessing and improving Catholic school effectiveness, and generally calling Catholic schools to greater excellence. Equally important is the scholarly significance of recognizing the use and impact of comprehensive school effectiveness standards such as the NSBECS. This study provides the starting point and new direction for all sectors of education as educators understand the critical impact of such standards, and emphasize the importance of adopting a systemic school wide approach to school improvement and sustainability. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Loyola Marymount University. School of Education 1 LMU Drive, University Hall Suite 1760, Los Angles, CA 90045. e-mail: catholicedjournal@lmu.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ce
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01