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Rethinking Scale: Moving Beyond Numbers to Deep and Lasting Change
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In this paper, the authors draw on a review of theoretical and empirical literature on scale, relevant research on reform implementation, and original research to synthesize and articulate a more multidimensional conceptualization.Abstract:
The issue of “scale” is a key challenge for school reform, yet it remains undertheorized in the literature. Definitions of scale have traditionally restricted its scope, focusing on the expanding number of schools reached by a reform. Such definitions mask the complex challenges of reaching out broadly while simultaneously cultivating the depth of change necessary to support and sustain consequential change. This article draws on a review of theoretical and empirical literature on scale, relevant research on reform implementation, and original research to synthesize and articulate a more multidimensional conceptualization. I develop a conception of scale that has four interrelated dimensions: depth, sustainability, spread, and shift in reform ownership. I then suggest implications of this conceptualization for reform strategy and research design.read more
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Teacher professional learning and development: Best evidence synthesis iteration
TL;DR: The focus of research in phase 4 is on the replicability of the programme as it is scaled up to include new schools and on the sustainability of the reform in the 12 phase 3 schools.
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School Climate: Research, Policy, Practice, and Teacher Education
TL;DR: A sustainable, positive school climate fosters youth development and learning necessary for a productive, contributive, and satisfying life in a democratic society as mentioned in this paper, including norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices, and organizational structures.
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Social, Emotional, Ethical, and Academic Education: Creating a Climate for Learning, Participation in Democracy, and Well-Being.
TL;DR: Cohen argues that the goals of education need to be reframed to prioritize not only academic learning, but also social, emotional, and ethical competencies as mentioned in this paper, and advocates for action research partnerships between researchers and practioners to develop authentic methods of evaluation.
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Sustainability of Teacher Implementation of School-Based Mental Health Programs
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TL;DR: A sequential model is presented, based on these ingredients, of the naturalistic processes underlying sustainability of teachers' program implementation and how this sustainability can be enhanced through provision of teacher training and performance feedback from a classroom consultant.
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District policy and teachers' social networks.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore how district policies influence teachers' social networks in eight elementary schools in two districts involved in the scale-up of mathematics curriculum, and uncovering the dynamics by which policy influences teachers social networks, contribute to understandings of the factors that foster the development of social capital.
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The New Meaning of Educational Change
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a brief history of educational change at the local and national level, and discuss the causes and problems of implementation and continuation of change at both the local level and the national level.
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Policy Implementation and Cognition: Reframing and Refocusing Implementation Research
TL;DR: This article developed a cognitive framework to characterize sense-making in the implementation process that is especially relevant for recent education policy initiatives, such as standards-based reforms that press for tremendous changes in classroom instruction.
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Building Student Capacity for Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning: An Analysis of Mathematical Tasks Used in Reform Classrooms
TL;DR: The findings suggest that teachers were selecting and setting up the kinds of tasks that reformers argue should lead to the development of students’ thinking capacities.