Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226078000 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book offers important advice for people involved in any school, regardless of location or student background.". "Organizing Schools for Improvement has some pretty convincing conclusions on what characteristics separate successful schools from unsuccessful ones
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 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. Over a seven-year period they identified one hundred elementary schools that had substantially improved—and one hundred that had not. Putting their data onto a more human scale, they also chronicle the stories of two neighboring schools with very different trajectories. 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. In addition, they analyze the impact of social dynamics, including crime, critically examini
"Rigorous Research into Non-Academic Measures for School Improvement" according to Kathryn Francis. The research is rigorous and insightful regarding non-academic school improvement measures. It's not a beach read, but I learned a lot and the integrity of the University of Chicago is never a question, making this a worthwhile read.. "Path-breaking study" according to Anne T. Henderson. This book and the research that went into it are first-rate. From my perspective, the significance of this work is the close attention to context -- so much writing on education reform is about the technical aspects, such as assessment, professional development, standa. Summary of Book Lobewiper The Bryk et al. research findings are based upon a huge study of more than 400 Chicago public elementary schools, and their results have implications for every school in the country. They (p. 83) describe the key factors they identified as follows:School LeadershipThe