Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago

Autor/inn/en	Bryk, Anthony S.; Sebring, Penny Bender; Allensworth, Elaine; Luppescu, Stuart; Easton, John Q.
Titel	Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago
Quelle	(2010), (328 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-2260-7799-4
Schlagwörter	Neighborhoods; Elementary Schools; Educational Change; Instructional Leadership; Urban Education; School Organization; Administrative Organization; School Administration; Educational Improvement; Program Effectiveness; Educational Environment; Improvement Programs; Educational Indicators; Program Evaluation; Interviews; Evaluation Methods; School Community Relationship; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Bildungsreform; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Stadtteilbezogenes Lernen; School organisation; Schulorganisation; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Effizienzsteigerung; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	In 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bold experiment, the authors of "Organizing Schools for Improvement" collected a wealth of data on elementary schools in Chicago. Over a seven-year period they identified one hundred elementary schools that had substantially improved--and one hundred that had not. What did the successful schools do to accelerate student learning? The authors of this illuminating book identify a comprehensive set of practices and conditions that were key factors for improvement, including school leadership, the professional capacity of the faculty and staff, and a student-centered learning climate. In addition, they analyze the impact of social dynamics, including crime, critically examining the inextricable link between schools and their communities. Putting their data onto a more human scale, they also chronicle the stories of two neighboring schools with very different trajectories. The lessons gleaned from this groundbreaking study will be invaluable for anyone involved with urban education. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10