Continuing challenges and potential for collaborative approaches to education reform / Susan J. Bodilly, Rita Karam, Nate Orr.

• Author: Ford Foundation.; Bodilly, Susan J.
• TeilnehmendeR: Karam, Rita.; Orr, Nate.; Ford Foundation.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Rand Corporation monograph series Continuing challenges and potential for collaborative approaches to education reform
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (126 p.)
• Notes: "Sponsored by the Ford Foundation."

The Ford Foundation's Collaborating for Education Reform Initiative (CERI) provided grantees with funds, guidance, and technical assistance to develop collaboratives and carry out activities to improve teaching and learning. A second effort, CERI 2, laid down a new set of goals for grantees. RAND Corporation researchers evaluated the initiative.

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; Background on the Initiative; The History of CERI 1 (1998-2003); The History of CERI 2 (2004-2009); Purpose and Approach; Remainder of the Monograph; CHAPTER TWO Approach, Concepts, and Development of Indicators; Approach; Data Sources; Documents; Yearly Site Visits with Interviews, Focus Groups, and Informal Observations; The Urban Partnership Program and CERI 1 Phone Survey; Administrative Data; Analysis; Study Limitations; Literature Review

Interorganizational LinkagesExpectations for Implementation; Implications; Indicators of Progress; CHAPTER THREE Progress Toward Collaborative Functioning and Sustainment; Overview of Progress Toward Collaborative Function and Sustainment; The Alianza, Puerto Rico; Ask for More, Jackson, Mississippi; Austin Interfaith, Austin, Texas; DC VOICE, District of Columbia; Grow Your Own, Chicago, Illinois; Urban Partnership Program and Former Collaborating for Education Reform Initiative 1 Sites; Summary of Progress Made, Enablers, and Constraints

Collaborative Efforts Are Highly Susceptible to Constraints and Changes in the EnvironmentLeadership Change Affected Collaborative Growth; Inclusiveness in Leadership Plays an Important Role in Collaborative Building and Growth; Building the Legitimacy of the Collaborative Proved Critical for Growth and Sustainment; Information Developing and Sharing and Joint Decisionmaking Supported Collaborative Function; Conflicts Among Partners Affected Some Efforts; Fundraising Needed to Be Attended to Early; CHAPTER FOUR Progress Toward Goals; Summary of Activities Undertaken; Were Choices Reasonable?

Summary of Progress Toward GoalsThe Alianza; Promote Quality in Teaching and Learning; Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning; Ask for More; Promote Quality in Teaching and Learning; Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning; Become a Voice for Collaboration; Austin Interfaith; Promote Quality in Teaching and Learning; Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning; Become a Voice in the Community; DC VOICE; Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning; Become a Voice for the Community; Grow Your Own

Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and LearningCross-Site Themes on the Implementation of Activities; The Criteria Used for Choosing an Intervention Played a Large Role in Its Success; Regular Needs Assessment and Reflection Enabled Beneficial Adaptation of Interventions; Use of Collaborative Approaches to Implementation Facilitated Progress; Collaboratives Faced Challenges in Implementing Activities with Dwindling Foundation Support; Intervention Implementation Was Affected by the Political and Economic Context; CHAPTER FIVE Conclusions and Observations

Findings and Conclusions