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ERIC Number: EJ1253274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
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Peeking into the Black Box of School Turnaround: A Formal Test of Mediators and Suppressors
Henry, Gary T.; Pham, Lam D.; Kho, Adam; Zimmer, Ron
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v42 n2 p232-256 Jun 2020
A growing body of research evaluates the effects of turnaround on chronically low-performing schools. We extend this literature by formally testing factors that may either mediate or suppress the effects of two turnaround initiatives in Tennessee: the Achievement School District (ASD) and local Innovation Zones (iZones). Using difference-in-differences models within a mediational framework, we find that hiring effective teachers and principals partially explains positive iZone effects. In the ASD, high levels of teacher turnover suppress potential positive effects. Also, in iZone schools, increased levels of student mobility and chronic absenteeism suppress potentially larger positive effects. Policies that increase capacity within turnaround schools, such as financial incentives for effective staff, appear to be important ingredients for realizing positive effects from turnaround reforms.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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