ERIC Number: EJ907912
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Publication Date: 2010-Apr
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A Longitudinal Study of the Practice Fidelity of a Site-Based School Reform
Bain, Alan
Australian Educational Researcher, v37 n1 p107-123 Apr 2010
In this study, four years of formal observations of classroom teaching practice were employed to ascertain the practice fidelity of a site-based school reform in a secondary school setting. Those observations were then used as a criterion variable in an examination of differences in the perspectives of administrators, teachers and teaching peers about the reform's implementation. The results showed sustained levels of practice fidelity and statistically significant differences in the ratings of administrators, teachers and peers although those differences reduced overall as the reform progressed. The perspective of administrators was the best predictor of classroom practice in the first three years of the reform although less so in the latter year when teacher and peer responses became better predictors. The implications of the findings are discussed as they relate to the practice fidelity and evaluation of site-based school reform. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Change Strategies, Sustainability, Predictor Variables, Classroom Observation Techniques, Program Implementation, Questionnaires, Individual Differences, Teacher Attitudes, Predictive Validity, Correlation, Educational Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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