LSC members' self-assessments show little variation among principals, teachers, parents, and community representatives, and fewer than 10 percent view their councils negatively¶
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Currency · newest study 1997 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2000: local conditions change quickly
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q2 i? About a quarter of members strongly endorse their council's capacity, 38 percent offer positive endorsements, about 30 percent are mixed, and less than 10 percent are clearly negative. → Susan Ryan 1997
Evidence¶
Susan Ryan 1997¶
Susan Ryan, Anthony S. Bryk, Gudelia Lopez, Kimberley P. Williams, Kathleen Hall, Stuart Luppescu. (1997). Charting Reform: LSCs - Local Leadership at Work. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/charting-reform-lscs%E2%80%94local-leadership-work
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Distribution on the capacity-to-govern scale (Table 13): nearly a quarter very positive, 38 percent positive, about 30 percent mixed, and "Less than 10 percent of the respondents offer a clearly nega- tive view of the councils."
"Less than 10 percent of the respondents offer a clearly nega- tive view of the councils. They dis- agree or strongly disagree with all the questions we asked regarding LSC capacity"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
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LSC members' self-assessments show little variation among principals, teachers, parents, and community representatives, and fewer than 10 percent view their councils negatively |
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LSC members' self-assessments show little variation among principals, teachers, parents, and community representatives, and fewer than 10 percent view their councils negatively |
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1997 |
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2000 |
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