The Need for District Support for School Reform: What the Researchers Say. Research Brief.

Autor/in	Appelbaum, Deborah
Institution	National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform, Washington, DC.
Titel	The Need for District Support for School Reform: What the Researchers Say. Research Brief.
Quelle	(2002), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Change Strategies; Comprehensive Programs; Educational Administration; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; School Districts; Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lösungsstrategie; Gesamtunterricht; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; School district; Schulbezirk; Dienstleistung
Abstract	This article focuses on the school district's role in implementing Comprehensive School Reform (CSR). Research shows that effective district support for CSR varies from district to district. This is due, in part, to the fact that many prior models bypassed the district, operating under the belief that reform would be more effective if it targeted individual schools. Reformers now know that district support is an important component of CSR. Such support becomes essential when CSR models try to assume some of the traditional roles of districts, such as professional development and curriculum support. A district's role in reform can take many different forms, ranging from an ideological commitment to policy components. Most important, districts can institutionalize change and empower schools to make decisions. Such decision-making can be particularly important since mandated reforms often disappear when new leadership in a school takes over. However, when reforms are generated by the schools, then staff members are more willing to make the program succeed. Such cooperation is also important when addressing the continual training of district professionals. Meshing a CSR model's professional-development plan with an extant district plan can be challenging, and a district's cooperation is essential to ensure that gaps in the development plans do not emerge. (RJM)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01