Expanding the reach of education reforms : perspectives from leaders in the scale-up of educational interventions / / [edited by] Thomas K. Glennan ... [et al.] ; prepared for the Ford Foundation.
How does one spread a successful educational reform? The essays here recount the authors' experiences with the scale-up process. Among their lessons are the importance of building the capacity to implement and sustain the reforms, adjusting for local culture and policy, ensuring quality control...
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (747 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Dedication; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction: Framing the Problem; Origins and Purpose of This Book; Scale-Up in an Earlier Era of Educational Reforms; Environmental Shifts in the 1980's and 1990's; Lessons from the Field; A Conceptual Framework for Scale-Up; Outline of the Remainder of the Book; References; Chapter Two - Cognitively Guided Instruction: Challenging the Core of Educational Practice; The Conceptual Basis for Scaling Up; Cognitively Guided Instruction; The Development of Children's Mathematical Thinking
- CGI in the Classroom The Nature of the Professional Development; How Change Occurs; Teacher and Student Outcomes; Challenges; Scaling Up; Conclusions; Making It Work; References; Chapter Three - The National Writing Project: Scaling Up and Scaling Down; The NWP Design; A Culture of Risk-Taking; Practices of Scaling Down; Conclusions; References; Chapter Four - Impediments to Scaling Up Effective Comprehensive School Reform Models; Assumptions About the Context and Nature of Scaling Up Comprehensive School Reform Models; Problems in Scaling Up as a Function of the Demands of the Model
- Effective Models Patterns of Scaling Up and Their Relative Efficiency; Special Challenges of Large School Districts; Conclusions; References; Chapter Five - Scaling Up Success For All: Lessons for Policy and Practice; Success For All; Program Characteristics Affecting Dissemination; Obey-Porter Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration; Extending Our Reach; Organization and Capital; District-Level Failures; District-Level Implementations; Reconciling District Successes and Failures; Lessons Learned; Policy Implications; Recommendations; Conclusions; References
- Chapter Six - Taking Education Programs to Scale: Lessons from the Field A Brief History of Project GRAD; Project GRAD Program Design Elements; How Project GRAD Achieves Results; The Effects of Project GRAD to Date; Challenges in Scaling Up Project GRAD; Funding Concepts and Their Effects on Scale-Up; Final Observations on Scaling Up Project GRAD; Reference; Chapter Seven - Reaching for Coherence in School Reform: The Case of America's Choice; The Need for Coherent Systems to Drive Up Educational Performance
- Building Capacity to Operate a Coherent System at Scale:The Story of the America's Choice School Design The Tools Needed for Building Capacity; Building Capacity at the School, District, and State Levels; The Case for Third-Party Assistance; Putting Coherent Systems in Perspective; References; Chapter Eight - A Different Way of Growing; Development and Implementation of the Different Ways of Knowing Design Through 1998; Responding to New Demands for School Reform Services After 1998: Building Capacity; Challenges Associated with Supporting the Goals of the No Child Left Behind Act
- The Future of Schoolwide Reform: Obtaining the Resources to Support Intermediary Organizations