The indicator system correctly classifies 96 percent of case-study schools' politics and 92 percent of their improvement approach¶
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q2 i? Composite indicators classified 96 percent of consolidated power or strong democracy sites correctly, and 92 percent of case-study schools correctly on unfocused versus systemic restructuring. → Bryk 1993
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Bryk 1993¶
Bryk, A. S., Easton, J. Q., Kerbow, D., Rollow, S. G., & Sebring, P. A. (1993). A View from the Elementary Schools: The State of Reform in Chicago. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/view-elementary-schools-state-reform-chicago
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Validity assessment comparing indicator-based classifications against field-staff categorizations of 42 case-study synthesis schools for politics and 41 for improvement. The report states "Ninety-six percent of the sites classified as consolidated power or strong democracy by field staff were classified correctly by our analysis" and 92 percent for the restructuring approach.
"Ninety-six percent of the sites classified as consolidated power or strong democracy by field staff were classified correctly by our analysis. Similarly, 92 percent of the case-study schools were classified correctly in terms of an unfocused versus systemic restructuring approach"
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Related Claims¶
- School change efforts under the reform are classifiable as either systemic or unfocused — related
- School characteristics relate to politics type: Hispanic schools show a marked tendency toward strong democracy and small schools less adversarial politics — related
- The Chicago reform study joins the politics of local control to school change through intertwined narrative and quantitative analysis — a broader claim this one bears on
- An estimated 39-46% of Chicago elementary schools show consolidated principal power while 23-32% show strong democracy — related
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The indicator system correctly classifies 96 percent of case-study schools' politics and 92 percent of their improvement approach |
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The indicator system correctly classifies 96 percent of case-study schools' politics and 92 percent of their improvement approach |
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