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School-Based Reform--Lessons from a National Study-1995

Summary

Taken together, the portraits illustrate the range and complexity of reforms under way in the nation's schools. Improving schools can involve changes in all--or few--aspects of daily life: how staff interact, authority relations, the organization of work and learning, and the content of learning. The portraits also demonstrate the limitations of labels for various school-based reform efforts. Some reforms begin with adherence to the Effective Schools model and evolve in new directions; some begin as classroom-level reforms that blossom into schoolwide changes; others begin with bold plans to restructure the school, only to result in superficial changes. The portraits suggest, then, that there are no "off-the-shelf" models for schools to follow, but that the key elements presented in Section II do seem to contribute to successful school-based reform efforts.
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