Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time : Operations and Achievement in Edison Schools.

Reports an evaluation of Edison Schools, the nation's largest for-profit manager of public schools. RAND analyzed Edison's school improvement strategies the implementation of those strategies, and effects on student achievement.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gill, Brian
Otros Autores: Hamilton, Laura S., Lockwood, J. R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, 2005.
Temas:
Edison Schools Inc.
Privatization in education > United States > Evaluation.
School management and organization > United States > Evaluation.
Education.
Privatisation en éducation > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Administration scolaire > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Education
School management and organization > Evaluation
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Preface; Dedication; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One
  • Introduction; Purpose of This Study; Data and Methods; Limitations of This Study; How This Monograph Is Organized; Chapter Two
  • A Brief History of Edison Schools and a Review of Existing Literature; Emergence of Private Educational ManagementOrganizations; History of Edison Schools; Number and Types of Schools; Chapter Three
  • Inspiration: Edison's Strategies for "World-Class" Education; Resources; Edison Strategy Summary; Chapter Four
  • Perspiration: The Edison Model in the School; Methods.
  • Accountability SystemsResources; Conclusion; Chapter Five
  • Methodology for Examining Academic Achievement in Edison Schools; Defining the Research Questions; Estimating the Counterfactual; Methodology; Exclusions; Interpreting Z-Score Changes; Limitations of Our Analyses; Chapter Six
  • Time: Effects of Edison Management on Academic Achievement; Recent Achievement Trends in Edison Schools; Academic Achievement in Edison Schools from Y1; Academic Achievement in Edison Schools from Y0; Summary: The Importance of Time.
  • Chapter Seven
  • Inside the Black Box: Differences in Achievement Among Edison SchoolsHow Has Achievement in Edison Schools Changed inRecent Years, Relative to Similar Schools?; Year-One Analysis for Older and Newer Edison Schools; Trends in First-Year Results for Edison ConversionSchools; Achievement Trends for Charter Versus Contract Schools; Achievement Trends for Elementary Versus SecondarySchools; Achievement Trends in Case Study Schools; Summary; Chapter Eight
  • Conclusions and Implications; Summary of Findings; Recommendations; Conclusion.
  • Appendix A
  • Causal Inference in the Analysis of Academic Achievement in Edison SchoolsReferences.

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