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Facing the challenges of whole-school reform : New American Schools after a decade

Author: Mark Berends; Susan J Bodilly; Sheila Nataraj Kirby; New American Schools (Organization)
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Education, 2002.
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About a decade ago, New American Schools (NAS) set out to address theperceived lagging performance of American students and the lacklusterresults of school reform efforts. As a private nonprofit organization,NAS's mission was-and is-to help schools and districts raise studentachievement levels by using whole-school designs and design team assistanceduring implementation. Since its inception, NAS has engaged in  Read more...
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Berends, Mark, 1962-
Facing the challenges of whole-school reform.
Santa Monica, CA : Rand Education, 2002
(OCoLC)605481702
Online version:
Berends, Mark, 1962-
Facing the challenges of whole-school reform.
Santa Monica, CA : Rand Education, 2002
(OCoLC)607049689
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Mark Berends; Susan J Bodilly; Sheila Nataraj Kirby; New American Schools (Organization)
ISBN: 0833031333 9780833031334
OCLC Number: 49288116
Notes: "MR-1498-EDU"--P. [4] of cover.
Description: xliv, 222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: An Overview of NAS --
RAND's Purpose and Analytic Tasks --
Conceptual Framework for Understanding Implementation and Performance in NAS Schools --
External Change Agents and School Improvement --
RAND's Conceptual Framework --
RAND's Program of Studies of New American Schools --
Development and Demonstration Phase --
Scale-Up Phase --
Ongoing Research --
Caveats and Limitations --
Organization of This Study --
The Development of New American Schools --
NAS's Whole-School Design Concept --
Request for Proposals --
NAS Design Team Selections --
Development Phase and the Decision to Reduce the Number of Teams --
The Demonstration Phase and Further Reduction in the Teams --
Lessons and the Strategy for Scale-Up --
Selection of Scale-Up Partners --
Scale-Up Experiences, 1995-1998 --
Comprehensive School Reform and the New NAS --
The New NAS --
Changes in NAS Designs --
General View of Why Education Interventions Change Over Time --
Findings --
Intervening Experiences --
Summary and Policy Implications --
Implementation of NAS Designs During the Scale-Up Phase --
An Overview of NAS Schools --
Studies of Implementation: Research Questions, Methodology, and Limitations --
Limitations of the Study --
Implementation Levels in NAS Schools --
Measuring Implementation in the Case Study Analysis --
Constructing a Core Implementation Index --
Findings --
Factors Affecting Implementation in NAS Schools --
Designs and Design-Based Assistance --
School Capacity --
School Context --
Selection Process --
District Context.
Responsibility: Mark Berends, Susan J. Bodilly, Sheila Nataraj Kirby ; prepared for New American Schools.
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After a decade of studies, this report released in 2002, draws together RAND's research on New American Schools, highlighting the organizations significant contribution to comprehensive school reform  Read more...

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