Using a Text-As-Data Approach to Understand Reform Processes: A Deep Exploration of School Improvement Strategies

Autor/inn/en	Sun, Min; Liu, Jing; Zhu, Junmeng; LeClair, Zachary
Titel	Using a Text-As-Data Approach to Understand Reform Processes: A Deep Exploration of School Improvement Strategies
Quelle	In: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 41 (2019) 4, S.510-536 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3737
DOI	10.3102/0162373719869318
Schlagwörter	Educational Improvement; Strategic Planning; Program Evaluation; Measurement Techniques; Academic Achievement; Educational Change; Attendance; Intervention; Administrator Attitudes; Correlation; Decision Making; Reports; Educational Planning; Institutional Characteristics; Computational Linguistics; Educational Strategies; Elementary Secondary Education; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Messtechnik; Schulleistung; Bildungsreform; Anwesenheit; Korrelation; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Abschlussbericht; Berichten; Bildungsplanung; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Lehrstrategie
Abstract	Although program evaluations using rigorous quasi-experimental or experimental designs can inform decisions about whether to continue or terminate a given program, they often have limited ability to reveal the mechanisms by which complex interventions achieve their effects. To illuminate these mechanisms, this article analyzes novel text data from thousands of school improvement planning and implementation reports from Washington State, deploying computer-assisted techniques to extract measures of school improvement processes. Our analysis identified 15 coherent reform strategies that varied greatly across schools and over time. The prevalence of identified reform strategies was largely consistent with school leaders' own perceptions of reform priorities via interviews. Several reform strategy measures were significantly associated with reductions in student chronic absenteeism and improvements in student achievement. We finally discuss the opportunities and pitfalls of using novel text data to study reform processes. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01