Chicago reform evidence base: 22-school longitudinal case studies, 269-school principal and teacher surveys, and system-wide administrative data¶

Element · All elements
Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The book's evidence base combines three data sources: longitudinal case study data on 22 schools, survey responses from principals and teachers in 269 schools, and supplementary system-wide administrative data. The overview notes that "Few studies intertwine so completely extensive narratives and rigorous quantitative analyses," positioning the design as a strength. These sources jointly support the politics taxonomy, the change-effort classification, and the one-third-of-schools finding.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to school-level survey and administrative records plus sustained case study fieldwork

Constraints¶

• Covers Chicago elementary schools during the first four years of the 1989 decentralization

Target Learners¶

• Elementary school staff and school community leaders

Target Learning Goals¶

• Understanding how governance reform relates to organizational and instructional change

Claims¶

• School change efforts under the reform are classifiable as either systemic or unfocused [+W]

Related Elements¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Chicago Elementary School Decentralization Reform: The First Four Years. (1989). https://www.amazon.com