Facing the challenges of whole-school reform : New American Schools after a decade, Mark Berends, Susan J. Bodilly, Sheila Nataraj Kirby

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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
An Overview of NAS
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
RAND's Purpose and Analytic Tasks
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
Conceptual Framework for Understanding Implementation and Performance in NAS Schools
School Context
Selection Process
District Context
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

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