Latent class analysis of roadblock responses identified three roughly equally sized administrator groups—Limited, Moderate, and Considerable Roadblocks—differing in breadth and depth of concern¶

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q2 i? Administrators fell into three similarly sized groups (Limited, Moderate, and Considerable Roadblocks) based on the degree to which they considered proposed issues to be roadblocks. → Bruzgulis 2019 q2 i? The majority of administrators in the Considerable Roadblocks group rated at least one-half of the items either significant or complete roadblocks. → Bruzgulis 2019

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Bruzgulis 2019¶

Bruzgulis, A., Hart, H., & Young, C. (2019). The challenges facing CPS administrators: Roadblocks to school improvement. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/challenges-facing-cps-administrators

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Latent class analysis of all 2017 roadblock item responses across administrators; the brief reports three distinct response groups, with the Considerable group rating most items extremely concerning and financial items rated most highly in all three groups.

"When we looked across administrators' responses for the degree to which they considered proposed issues to be roadblocks, we found respondents fell into three similarly sized groups: Limited, Moderate, and Considerable Roadblocks groups"

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