Table of contents - Special Issue: Systemwide reform: examining districts under pressure
Guest Editors: Alan J. Daly, Kara S. Finnigan
The reincarnation of the effective schools research: rethinking the literature on district effectiveness
Tina TrujilloThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the district effectiveness literature. It begins by summarizing the school effectiveness research, the correlates of effective schools, and…
Improving accountability through expanded measures of performance
Laura S. Hamilton, Heather L. Schwartz, Brian M. Stecher, Jennifer L. SteeleThe purpose of this paper is to examine how test‐based accountability has influenced school and district practices and explore how states and districts might consider creating…
Systemwide reform in districts under pressure : The role of social networks in defining, acquiring, using, and diffusing research evidence
Kara S. Finnigan, Alan J. Daly, Jing CheThe purpose of this paper is to examine the way in which low‐performing schools and their district define, acquire, use, and diffuse research‐based evidence.
Portfolio district reform meets school turnaround : Early implementation findings from the Los Angeles Public School Choice Initiative
Julie A. Marsh, Katharine O. Strunk, Susan BushDespite the popularity of school “turnaround” and “portfolio district” management as solutions to low performance, there has been limited research on these strategies. The purpose…
New York City's Children First Networks: turning accountability on its head
Priscilla Wohlstetter, Joanna Smith, Andrew GallagherThe purpose of this paper is to report findings from an exploratory study of New York's Children First Networks (CFNs); to examine what is known about the CFNs thus far, drawing…
Districts, local education authorities, and the context of policy analysis
Karen Seashore LouisThe purpose of this paper is to present the author's commentary on the special issue of Journal of Educational Administration entitled “Systemwide reform: examining districts…
Diversity in the middle : Broadening perspectives on intermediary levels of school system improvement
Stephen E. AndersonThe purpose of this paper is to present the author's commentary on the special issue of Journal of Educational Administration entitled “Systemwide reform: examining districts…
Systemwide reform under pressure: a global perspective on learning and change
Louise StollThe purpose of this paper is to present the author's commentary on the special issue of Journal of Educational Administration entitled “Systemwide reform: examining districts…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Chen Schechter
- Professor Jayson W. Richardson