Research Catalog

Title

Continuing challenges and potential for collaborative approaches to education reform / Susan J. Bodilly, Rita Karam, Nate Orr.

Author

Bodilly, Susan J.

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2011.

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Additional Authors

• Ford Foundation
• Karam, Rita
• Orr, Nate.
• Rand Education (Institute)

Description

xxii, 101 p. : col. ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Of Progress Made, Enablers, and Constraints -- Collaborative Efforts Are Highly Susceptible to Constraints and Changes in the Environment -- Leadership Change Affected Collaborative Growth -- Inclusiveness in Leadership Plays an Important Role in Collaborative Building and Growth -- Building the Legitimacy of the Collaborative Proved Critical for Growth and Sustainment -- Information Developing and Sharing and Joint Decisionmaking Supported Collaborative Function -- Conflicts Among Partners Affected Some Efforts -- Fundraising Needed to Be Attended to Early -- ch. Four Progress Toward Goals -- Summary of Activities Undertaken -- Were Choices Reasonable? -- Summary of Progress Toward Goals -- The Alianza -- Promote Quality in Teaching and Learning -- Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning -- Ask for More -- Promote Quality in Teaching and Learning -- Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning -- Become a Voice for Collaboration -- Austin Interfaith -- Promote Quality in Teaching and Learning -- Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning.

Subject

• Community and school
• Community organization
• Educational change
• School improvement programs
• Social movements

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction -- Background on the Initiative -- The History of CERI 1 (1998-2003) -- The History of CERI 2 (2004-2009) -- Purpose and Approach -- Remainder of the Monograph -- ch. Two Approach, Concepts, and Development of Indicators -- Approach -- Data Sources -- Documents -- Yearly Site Visits with Interviews, Focus Groups, and Informal Observations -- The Urban Partnership Program and CERI 1 Phone Survey -- Administrative Data -- Analysis -- Study Limitations -- Literature Review -- Interorganizational Linkages -- Expectations for Implementation -- Implications -- Indicators of Progress -- ch. Three Progress Toward Collaborative Functioning and Sustainment -- Overview of Progress Toward Collaborative Function and Sustainment -- The Alianza, Puerto Rico -- Ask for More, Jackson, Mississippi -- Austin Interfaith, Austin, Texas -- DC VOICE, District of Columbia -- Grow Your Own, Chicago, Illinois -- Urban Partnership Program and Former Collaborating for Education Reform Initiative 1 Sites.
• Become a Voice in the Community -- DC VOICE -- Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning -- Become a Voice for the Community -- Grow Your Own -- Promote Policies That Lead to Quality in Teaching and Learning -- Cross-Site Themes on the Implementation of Activities -- The Criteria Used for Choosing an Intervention Played a Large Role in Its Success -- Regular Needs Assessment and Reflection Enabled Beneficial Adaptation of Interventions -- Use of Collaborative Approaches to Implementation Facilitated Progress -- Collaboratives Faced Challenges in Implementing Activities with Dwindling Foundation Support -- Intervention Implementation Was Affected by the Political and Economic Context -- ch. Five Conclusions and Observations -- Findings and Conclusions -- Building and Sustaining Collaboratives -- Promoting Quality in Teaching and Learning -- Developing a Voice for Reform -- Emerging Lessons for Foundation Efforts.

ISBN

• 9780833051523 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0833051520 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2011001737

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library