Annenberg external partners were organizationally diverse, and a majority focused their work on curriculum and instruction¶
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Currency · newest study 2004 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2007: local conditions change quickly
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q2 i? About 55 percent of Annenberg external partners organized their activities around curricular and instructional improvement. → Karin Sconzert 2004
q2 i? More than one-third of all Annenberg partners were based at universities. → Karin Sconzert 2004 (2)
Evidence¶
Karin Sconzert 2004¶
Karin Sconzert, Mark A. Smylie, & Stacy A. Wenzel. (2004). Working for School Improvement: Reflections of Chicago Annenberg External Partners. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/working-school-improvement-reflections-chicago-annenberg-external-partners
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Descriptive profile of the 45 external partners' primary foci, presented with Table 4 of the report. Other partners focused on student learning climate and social services, parent and community support, or comprehensive agendas.
"About 55 percent organized their activities around curricular and instructional improvement."
Karin Sconzert 2004 (2)¶
Karin Sconzert, Mark A. Smylie, & Stacy A. Wenzel. (2004). Working for School Improvement: Reflections of Chicago Annenberg External Partners. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/working-school-improvement-reflections-chicago-annenberg-external-partners
q2 · i? · qualitative · r3
Organizational-type breakdown in Table 2 of the report: university-based organizations, cultural institutions, educational reform and service organizations, and community-based organizations. The study sample had roughly similar proportions.
"As shown in Table 2, more than one-third of all Annenberg part- ners were based at universities."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Annenberg external partners accumulated substantial experience working with schools but were not particularly successful in promoting improvement across the large number of schools they served — related
- Only 4 of 11 studied external partners had a comprehensive, research-based approach to literacy instruction — related
- External partners played the central role in forming and running implementation networks, with most principal interaction directed at partners rather than other schools — related
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Annenberg external partners were organizationally diverse, and a majority focused their work on curriculum and instruction |
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Annenberg external partners were organizationally diverse, and a majority focused their work on curriculum and instruction |
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