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50 Years of ERIC
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Effects of Comprehensive School Reform on Student Achievement and School Change: A Longitudinal Multi-Site Study
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Sterbinsky, Allan; Ross, Steven M.; Redfield, Doris – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2006
The longitudinal impacts on school change and student achievement of implementing varied Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) models was investigated in 12 elementary schools in diverse geographic locations. Each school was individually matched and compared to a demographically similar control school on measures of school climate, teacher…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Academic Achievement, School Restructuring, Longitudinal Studies
Inside Systemic Elementary School Reform: Teacher Effects and Teacher Mobility.
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Ross, Steven M.; Stringfield, Sam; Sanders, William L.; Wright, S. Paul – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2003
Examines the effectiveness and mobility of two academic year cohorts (1995-96 and 1996-97) of teachers in 37 restructured elementary schools in Memphis, Tennessee, compared with those in 63 nonrestructured schools. Finds significantly greater gains in teacher effectiveness for only one restructured schools cohort (1995-96) compared with the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Two- and Three-Year Achievement Results from the Memphis Restructuring Initiative.
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Ross, Steven M.; Sanders, William L.; Wright, S. Paul; Stringfield, Sam; Wang, L. Weiping; Alberg, Marty – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2001
Presents the results of a study of student achievement, using a value-added testing technique, after 3 years of Memphis Restructuring Initiative. Findings show positive achievement gains in reform schools compared to demographically similar control schools, though strength of gains varied by type of reform and community poverty levels. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, School Restructuring
Matching Restructuring Programs to Schools: Selection, Negotiation, and Preparation.
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Ross, Steven M.; And Others – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1997
In attempting to scale up restructuring efforts, the Memphis Restructuring Initiative used various strategies to acquaint schools with designs, such as inviting school leadership teams to presentations, giving schools time to research designs and narrow choices, asking schools to submit "letters of intent," and selecting 34 schools, based on…
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Participative Decision Making
The Success of Schools in Implementing Eight Restructuring Designs: A Synthesis of First-Year Evaluation Outcomes.
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Ross, Steven M.; And Others – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1997
The first-year global evaluations of the eight design implementations in Memphis, Tennessee, are based on syntheses of data from multiple sources. Common strengths included revitalized schools and initiation of new school organizations and teaching strategies. Common concerns include the need for more focused training, teacher collaboration time,…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Program Evaluation
A "Reflection" at Mile Three of a Marathon: The Memphis Restructuring Initiative in Mid-Stride.
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Stringfield, Sam; Ross, Steven M. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1997
The Memphis Restructuring Initiative's first-year data-gathering efforts have yielded implications for policy and practice. This article discusses findings and implications in seven areas: opportunity to choose, goals and directions, professional development, "constructivist" teaching and learning, authentic assessment, disjunctures between most…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Objectives, Performance Based Assessment, Professional Development