المؤلفون: Finn, Chester E., Jr., 1944-

المساهمون: Ryan, Terry, 1968-, Lafferty, Michael B., 1947-, Palgrave Connect (Online service)

مصطلحات موضوعية: Educational change -- Ohio., Public schools -- Ohio., School improvement programs -- Ohio., EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General., EDUCATION -- Administration -- General., Organization & management of education., Educational strategies & policy., Education., Educational change., Public schools., School improvement programs., Electronic books.

الوصف: Charter schools have emerged as one of the central policy debates in U.S. education - and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute team has been a key participant in this debate since day one, both nationally and in Ohio. Despite President Obama's call for states to strengthen the charter sector and widen the options it provides to needy youngsters, established interests in education and politics oppose this disruption of the status quo. Ohio has struggled with these issues for more than a decade, struggles in which the authors of this book have played influential - and controversial - roles, including that of an actual authorizer of charter schools. They write from wide experience on the ground as well as extensive research and nationally-respected policy expertise.

المؤلفون: Farnsworth, Kent Allen.

مصطلحات موضوعية: School improvement programs -- United States., Charter schools -- United States., Schools -- Decentralization -- United States., Education and globalization -- United States., EDUCATION -- Decision-Making & Problem Solving., Charter schools., Education and globalization., School improvement programs., Schools -- Decentralization.

الوصف: Grassroots School Reform argues that significant education reform will not come from state or federal policy change, but from locally stimulated initiatives that reclaim responsibility for selecting committed leadership and force states to grant greater local autonomy. Farnsworth argues that public policy must extend chartering privileges to all schools and allow them to pursue excellence without the restraints of state and federal restriction.--[book cover].

المؤلفون: Hess, Frederick M.

مصطلحات موضوعية: School improvement programs -- United States., Educational accountability -- United States.

الوصف: This edited volume includes contributions on education within a world of challenges by authors with diverse experiences and perspectives. Together, the authors reflect on educational initiatives and life in democratic societies, arguing for an increased awareness of the educational processes at work within our contexts, places, and personal lives. Chapters argue that authority and knowledge belong to everyone and that these are found on every level of perceived educational hierarchies. This book calls for attention to be paid to the voices of teachers in school, students in the classroom, participants in a project, and researchers embedded in a community—highlighting that they all have something to teach about understanding the world all are working to create in an uncertain educational future.

المؤلفون: John M. Fischer, Grzegorz Mazurkiewicz

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Educational change, Education--Philosophy, Education and state, School improvement programs

تصنيفات: EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Research

الوصف: This book emphasizes the inherently democratic nature of education; from those who practice in higher education institutions and are involved in decision-making, to those questioning the methods of reform processes in those institutions. As they are faced with increasing pressures to restructure and change their organizations in line with global institutional demands the foundations upon which their leadership and governance are based are called into question. This book takes a critical approach to understanding higher education leadership and governance. The overarching questions asked in this book are: how has higher education come to be assembled in contemporary governance practices within the context of global demands for reform and how are issues of justice being taken up as part of and in resistance to this assemblage?

المؤلفون: Lynette Shultz, Melody Viczko

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Educational change, School improvement programs, Educational equalization, Educational sociology, Social justice

تصنيفات: EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Comparative, LAW / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology

الوصف: This book examines the intersection of policy and practice in the use of student growth measures (SGMs) for high-stakes purposes as per such educator evaluation systems. The book also focuses on examinations of educators'perceptions of and reactions to the use of SGMs; ethical implications pertaining to the use of SGMs; contextual challenges when implementing SGMs; and legal implications of SGM use. The use of student test score data has been the cornerstone of the recent transfiguration of educator evaluation systems in forty-two states and the District of Columbia. Three leading voices on SGMs—Sean Corcoran, Henry Braun, and David Berliner—also serve as section and concluding commentators.

المؤلفون: Kimberly Kappler Hewitt, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Educational tests and measurements--United States, School improvement programs--Government policy--United States, Educational evaluation--United States, Academic achievement--Government policy--United States, Academic achievement--United States--Evaluation

تصنيفات: EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement

الوصف: Owens provides a historical analysis of the ideological movements and reform efforts leading to the Common Core State Standards, beginning with conservative criticism of public schools in the 1930s and culminating in a convergence of the political right and left in efforts to systemically reform education based on free market principles.

المؤلفون: D. Owens

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: School improvement programs--United States, Education and state--United States, Education--Standards--United States

تصنيفات: EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten), EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Curricula, EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General

الوصف: Is the current industrial model of schooling capable of preparing young people for modern working life? This book provides an unsettling picture of the challenges young people face following the uncertainty of the Global Financial Crisis. It asks whether teachers and schooling are able to provide the skills needed in a contemporary global economy.

المؤلفون: Lucas Walsh

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Educational change, Education and globalization, School-to-work transition, Career education, Labor supply--Effect of education on, School improvement programs

تصنيفات: EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family

الوصف: Ipsative assessment is a powerful new approach that provokes a radical rethink of the purposes and methods of assessment. This book presents a case for partially replacing competitive assessment with ipsative assessment, and it explores the possibilities and the challenges with research evidence and case studies.

المؤلفون: G. Hughes

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: School improvement programs, Educational change, Educational tests and measurements

تصنيفات: EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification

الوصف: This book walks community activists through the rationale for assuming local responsibility for academic performance, outlines steps needed to drive that change, and suggests curricular direction and school policy requirements.

المؤلفون: K. Farnsworth

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Education and globalization--United States, Schools--Decentralization--United States, School improvement programs--United States, Charter schools--United States

تصنيفات: EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Organic, SCIENCE / Environmental Science