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"Why Didn't They Ask Me?": Student Perspectives on a School Improvement Initiative
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Scanlon, Lesley – Improving Schools, 2012
This is the first in a series of articles which will examine the results of a qualitative, longitudinal study of school improvement initiatives from the perspective of school stakeholders. The article captures the responses of students from a low socio-economic status school in NSW, Australia to a school initiative that restructured the learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Stakeholders, Foreign Countries
Systems, Stakeholders, and Students: Including Students in School Reform
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Zion, Shelley D. – Improving Schools, 2009
The education system in the United States is under pressure from a variety of sources to reform and improve the delivery of educational services to students. Change across a system as complex and dynamic as the educational system requires a systemic approach and requires the participation or buy-in of all participants and stakeholders. This…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Educational Change, Student Empowerment, Change Strategies
Puerto Rico's PLATO Learning Program: An Independent Evaluation of the PLATO Learning Model
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Shillady, Lucinda; Miller, Libbie – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2004
The Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) program has become a valuable resource in the implementation of the Puerto Rico Department of Education's educational reform process. To support the process, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico granted computerized equipment, reading and mathematics software and training designed for schools. This included reading…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response)