School size is the characteristic most related to teachers' reform and school-quality ratings, with small schools (350 students or fewer) rated most positively¶
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Currency · newest study 1991 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 1996: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? Teachers in small schools (350 students and fewer) are more positive about school reform, the LSC, the PPAC, and the SIP than teachers in medium and large schools, which are fairly similar to each other. → Easton 1991
q2 i? The General Reform Index tends to drop as schools increase in size up to about 600 students, after which scores stay about the same. → Easton 1991 (2)
Evidence¶
Easton 1991¶
Easton, J. Q., Bryk, A. S., Driscoll, M., Kotsakis, J. G., Sebring, P. A., & van der Raeg, A. J. (1991). Charting Reform: The Teachers' Turn — Report No. 1 on a Survey of CPS Elementary School Teachers. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/charting-reform-teachers-turn
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Survey analysis comparing reform indices across schools classified by enrollment (small 350 and under, medium 351-700, large over 700); small-school reports were consistently higher than medium and large schools.
"In small schoois (350 students and fewer), teachers are more posirive about school reform, the LSC, the PPAC, and the SIP. Reports from such schools are consistently higher than in medrum and large schools, which are fairly similar to each other."
Easton 1991 (2)¶
Easton, J. Q., Bryk, A. S., Driscoll, M., Kotsakis, J. G., Sebring, P. A., & van der Raeg, A. J. (1991). Charting Reform: The Teachers' Turn — Report No. 1 on a Survey of CPS Elementary School Teachers. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/charting-reform-teachers-turn
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The report describes the plotted relationship between enrollment and the General Reform Index, noting the decline levels off after about 600 students.
"the General Rejorm Index tends to drop as schools increase in size up to about 600 students. After that, scores stay about the same."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- School characteristics relate to politics type: Hispanic schools show a marked tendency toward strong democracy and small schools less adversarial politics — related
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- High school teachers are substantially less positive than elementary school teachers about recent changes, reform impact, and local school leadership — related
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School size is the characteristic most related to teachers' reform and school-quality ratings, with small schools (350 students or fewer) rated most positively |
description |
School size is the characteristic most related to teachers' reform and school-quality ratings, with small schools (350 students or fewer) rated most positively |
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moderate |
newest_evidence |
1991 |
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1996 |
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2 — easton-1991, easton-1991-2 |
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