Trust in Schools three-year study of 12 Chicago elementary schools¶

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Evidence · 4 claims (4 for) · 2 studies (2 associational), q2 · 0 of 2 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description¶

This is the research base behind the book: "Over the course of three years, Bryk and Schneider, together with a diverse team of other researchers and school practitioners, studied reform in 12 Chicago elementary schools." Each school "was undergoing extensive reorganization in response to the Chicago School Reform Act of 1988, which called for greater involvement of parents and local community leaders in their neighborhood schools." The study drew on "years longitudinal survey and achievement data, as well as in-depth interviews with principals, teachers, parents, and local community leaders." It is used in the wiki as the evidence base for claims about relational trust and school improvement.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Requires longitudinal survey and achievement data plus in-depth interviews with school community members

Constraints¶

• Limited to 12 Chicago elementary schools reorganizing under the Chicago School Reform Act of 1988

Target Learners¶

• Elementary school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Understanding how social relationships support school reform and improvement

Affordances¶

• Relational Trust Framework Bryk Schneider

Claims¶

• In schools characterized by high relational trust, educators were more likely to experiment with new practices and work together with parents to advance improvements [+M]
• Schools with high relational trust showed marked gains in student learning while schools with weak trust relations saw virtually no improvement in reading or mathematics scores [+M]
• High-trust schools are hypothesized to show greater teacher commitment, orientation to innovation, parent outreach, and collective responsibility [+M]
• Relational trust varies substantially between schools, supporting its treatment as an organizational property [+M]

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Key Sources¶

• Bryk, A. S. and Schneider, B. (1988). Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for Improvement. https://www.amazon.com